Independent Police Investigative Directorate Act, 2011 (Act No. 1 of 2011)Chapter 1 : Definitions, Objects of Act, Establishment, Independence and Impartiality4. Independence and impartiality |
| (1) | The Directorate is institutionally and operationally independent. |
[Section 4(1) substituted by section 3(a) of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Amendment Act, 15 of 2024, Notice No. 5081, GG50990 dated 30 July 2024 - effective 29 August 2025 per Commencement Proclamation 283 of GG53243 dated 29 August 2025]
| (2) | Each organ of state must assist the Directorate to maintain its impartiality and to perform its functions effectively. |
| (3) | The Directorate must be independent, impartial and must exercise its powers and perform its functions without fear, favour, prejudice, or undue influence. |
[Section 4(3) inserted by section 3(b) of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Amendment Act, 15 of 2024, Notice No. 5081, GG50990 dated 30 July 2024 - effective 29 August 2025 per Commencement Proclamation 283 of GG53243 dated 29 August 2025]