South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)Chapter 6A : Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation17B. Application of Chapter |
In the application of this Chapter the following should be recognized and taken into account:
(a) | The need to establish a Directorate in the Service to prevent, combat and investigate national priority offences, in particular serious organised crime, serious commercial crime and serious corruption. |
[Section 17B(a) substituted by section 5 of Act No. 10 of 2012]
(b) | The need to ensure that the Directorate— |
(i) | implements, where appropriate, a multi-disciplinary approach and an integrated methodology involving the co-operation of all relevant Government departments and institutions; |
(ii) | has the necessary independence to perform its functions; |
(iii) | is equipped with the appropriate human and financial resources to perform its functions; |
(iv) | is staffed through the transfer, appointment, or secondment of personnel whose integrity is beyond reproach. |
[Section 17B inserted by section 3 of Act No. 57 of 2008]