Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)Chapter 5A : Storage and Use of Fingerprints, Body-Prints and Photographic Images of Persons15C. National instructions relating to collection, storage, maintenance, administration and use of fingerprints, body-prints and photographic images |
| (1) | The National Commissioner must in consultation with the Minister, within six months of the commencement of this section issue national instructions regarding all matters which are reasonably necessary or expedient to be provided for in relation to this Chapter and which must be followed by all police officials, including the following: |
| (a) | The collection of fingerprints, body-prints and the taking of photographic images; |
| (b) | the storage, maintenance and administration of the fingerprints, body-prints and photographic images collected in terms of this Chapter; |
| (c) | the use of the information made available in terms of this Chapter; and |
| (d) | the manner in which statistics must be kept by the Division of the Service responsible for criminal records in relation to all information collected, stored and analysed in terms of this Chapter, which shall include the recording and maintaining of statistics on all exhibits collected at crime scenes. |
| (2) | The National Commissioner must develop training courses with reference to the national instructions referred to in subsection (1) and ensure that adequate training takes place within the Service. |
[Section 15C inserted by section 6 of Act No. 6 of 2010]
