Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)Chapter 6A : Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation17F. Multi-disciplinary approach |
| (1) | Government departments or institutions shall, when required to do so, take reasonable steps to assist the Directorate in the achievement of its objectives. |
| (2) | The National Head of the Directorate may request the secondment of personnel from any other Government department or institution, whenever he or she deems it necessary for the effective performance of the functions of the Directorate. |
[Section 17F(2) substituted by section 11(a) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (3) | The Directorate shall be assisted in the performance of its functions by personnel seconded by relevant Government departments or institutions, which may include personnel from the South African Revenue Service, the Financial Intelligence Centre and the Department of Home Affairs. |
| (4) | The National Director of Public Prosecutions must ensure that a dedicated component of prosecutors is available to assist and co-operate with members of the Directorate in conducting its investigations. |
| (5) | The Director-General of the Government department or Head of the relevant Government institution, referred to in subsection (2), shall upon request by the National Head of the Directorate, identify suitable personnel to be seconded to the Directorate upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the National Head of the Directorate and the Director-General of the department or Head of the Government institution concerned. |
[Section 17F(5) substituted by section 11(b) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (6) | Without derogating from the functions of the Service in respect of crime intelligence, as provided for in the National Strategic Intelligence Act, 1994 (Act No. 39 of 1994), the Directorate shall be supported by the Crime Intelligence Division of the Service to gather, correlate, evaluate, co-ordinate and use crime intelligence in the performance of its functions. |
| (6A) | The Head of the Crime Intelligence Division of the Service shall upon a request of the National Head of the Directorate make available crime intelligence capacity to assist the Directorate in a specific investigation. |
[Section 17F(6A) inserted by section 11(c) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (7) |
| (a) | If the National Head of the Directorate so requests, any person seconded in terms of subsection (3) shall retain the powers, duties and functions endowed by any law governing the powers, duties and functions of that department or institution, and that person may exercise such powers, duties and functions under the command of the National Head of the Directorate or his or her delegate, but subject to such conditions as may be determined by the Head of the seconding Government department or institution. |
| (b) | A person seconded under paragraph (a) shall in the performance of his or her functions act in terms of the laws applicable to the Government department or institution from which he or she is seconded, subject to such conditions as may be agreed upon by the National Head of the Directorate and the Director-General of the Government Department or Head of the Government institution. |
[Section 17F(7) substituted by section 11(d) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
[Section 17F inserted by section 3 of Act No. 57 of 2008]
