Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)Chapter 6A : Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation17D. Functions of Directorate |
| (1) | The functions of the Directorate are to prevent, combat and investigate— |
| (a) | national priority offences, which in the opinion of the National Head of the Directorate need to be addressed by the Directorate, subject to any policy guidelines issued by the Minister and approved by Parliament; |
[Section 17D(1)(a) substituted by section 8(a) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (aA) | selected offences not limited to offences referred to in Chapter 2 and section 34 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 12 of 2004); and |
[Section 17D(1)(aA) inserted by section 8(b) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (b) | any other offence or category of offences referred to it from time to time by the National Commissioner, subject to any policy guidelines issued by the Minister and approved by Parliament. |
[Section 17D(1)(b) substituted by section 8(c) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (1A) | The National Head of the Directorate shall ensure that the Directorate observe the policy guidelines referred to in subsection (1). |
[Section 17D(1A) inserted by section 8(d) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (2) | If, during the course of an investigation by the Directorate, evidence of any other crime is detected and the Head of the Directorate considers it in the interests of justice, or in the public interest, he or she may extend the investigation so as to include any offence which he or she suspects to be connected with the subject of the investigation. |
| (3) | The National Head of the Directorate may, if he or she has reason to suspect that a national priority offence has been or is being committed, request the National Director of Public Prosecutions to designate a Director of Public Prosecutions to exercise the powers of section 28 of the National Prosecuting Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 32 of 1998). |
[Section 17D(3) substituted by section 8(e) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
[Section 17D inserted by section 3 of Act No. 57 of 2008]
