Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)Chapter 5B : Establishment, Administration and Maintenance of National Forensic DNA Database of South Africa15F. Objective of Chapter |
The objective of this Chapter is to establish and maintain a national forensic DNA database in order to perform comparative searches for the following purposes:
| (a) | To serve as a criminal investigative tool in the fight against crime; |
| (b) | to identify persons who might have been involved in the commission of offences, including those committed before the coming into operation of this Chapter; |
| (c) | to prove the innocence or guilt of an accused person in the defence or prosecution of that person; |
| (d) | to exonerate a person convicted of an offence; or |
| (e) | to assist with the identification of missing persons or unidentified human remains. |
[Section 15F inserted by section 6 of Act No. 37 of 2013]
