| (1) | The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation is hereby established as a Directorate in the Service. |
| (1A) | The Directorate comprises— |
| (a) | the Office of the National Head of the Directorate at national level; and |
| (b) | the Office of the Provincial Directorate in each province. |
| (2) | The Directorate consists of— |
| (a) | the National Head of the Directorate at national level, who shall manage and direct the Directorate and who shall be appointed by the Minister in concurrence with Cabinet; |
| (aA) | the Deputy National Head of the Directorate at national level; |
| (aB) | the Provincial Heads of the Directorate; |
| (b) | other persons appointed by the National Head of the Directorate at national and provincial level on the basis of the required level of experience, training, skills, competence and knowledge; |
| (c) | an adequate number of legal officers appointed to the Directorate; |
| (d) | officials from any Government department or institution, seconded to the Directorate in terms of laws governing the public service; and |
| (e) | administrative staff appointed to the Directorate. |
| (3) | The National Head of the Directorate shall manage and control all members of the Directorate in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, Chapter 6A of this Act and any other applicable legislation. |
[Section 17C substituted by section 6 of Act No. 10 of 2012]
