South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)

Chapter 6A : Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation

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In the application of this Chapter the following should be recognized and taken into account:

(a)	The need to establish a Directorate in the Service to prevent, combat and investigate national priority offences, in particular serious organised crime, serious commercial crime and serious corruption.

[Section 17B(a) substituted by section 5 of Act No. 10 of 2012]

(b)	The need to ensure that the Directorate—

(i)	implements, where appropriate, a multi-disciplinary approach and an integrated methodology involving the co-operation of all relevant Government departments and institutions;

(ii)	has the necessary independence to perform its functions;

(iii)

is equipped with the appropriate human and financial resources to perform its functions;

(iv)	is staffed through the transfer, appointment, or secondment of personnel whose integrity is beyond reproach.

[Section 17B inserted by section 3 of Act No. 57 of 2008]