South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)Chapter 5B : Establishment, Administration and Maintenance of National Forensic DNA Database of South Africa15AB. Disciplinary recommendations |
| (1) | The National Commissioner or the Executive Director must, with regard to recommendations on disciplinary matters referred to him or her in terms of section 15AA(5)— |
| (a) | within 30 days of receipt thereof, initiate disciplinary proceedings in terms of the recommendations made by the Board; and |
| (b) | immediately on finalisation of the disciplinary matter inform the Minister in writing of the outcome thereof and provide a copy thereof to the Board. |
| (2) | The National Commissioner or the Executive Director must finalise disciplinary proceedings relating to DNA within 60 days from the initiation thereof and must report to the Board and the Minister the reasons for not finalising the proceedings within that period. |
| (3) | If the disciplinary proceedings are not instituted and finalised within the periods referred to in subsections (1) and (2), it would not invalidate the proceedings. |
[Section 15AB inserted by section 6 of Act No. 37 of 2013]