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

Chapter 5B : Establishment, Administration and Maintenance of National Forensic DNA Database of South Africa

15F. Objective of Chapter
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The objective of this Chapter is to establish and maintain a national forensic DNA database in order to perform comparative searches for the following purposes:

(a)To serve as a criminal investigative tool in the fight against crime;
(b)to identify persons who might have been involved in the commission of offences, including those committed before the coming into operation of this Chapter;
(c)to prove the innocence or guilt of an accused person in the defence or prosecution of that person;
(d)to exonerate a person convicted of an offence; or
(e)to assist with the identification of missing persons or unidentified human remains.

 

[Section 15F inserted by section 6 of Act No. 37 of 2013]