South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)Chapter 6A : Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation17K. Parliamentary oversight |
| (1) | Parliament shall effectively oversee the functioning of the Directorate and the committees established in terms of this Chapter. |
| (2) | The National Commissioner shall include in the annual report to Parliament in terms of section 40(d) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), a report in respect of the performance of the Directorate compiled by the National Head of the Directorate as a separate programme. |
[Section 17K(2) substituted by section 15(a) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (2A) | The budget report to Parliament shall include a full breakdown of the specific and exclusive budget of the Directorate. |
[Section 17K(2A) inserted by section 15(b) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (2B) | The National Head of the Directorate shall make a presentation to Parliament on the budget of the Directorate. |
[Section 17K(2B) inserted by section 15(b) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (3) | [Section 17K(3) deleted by section 15(c) of Act No. 10 of 2012] |
| (4) | The Minister shall— |
| (a) | determine, with the concurrence of Parliament— |
| (i) | policy guidelines for the selection of national priority offences by the National Head of the Directorate referred to in section 17D(1)(a); |
| (ii) | policy guidelines for the referral to the Directorate by the National Commissioner of any offence or category of offences for investigation by the Directorate referred to in section 17D(1)(b); |
| (b) | submit to Parliament any policy guidelines referred to in this section for concurrence. |
[Section 17K(4) substituted by section 15(d) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (5) | [Section 17K(5) repealed by section 15(e) of Act No. 10 of 2012] |
| (6) | [Section 17K(6) deleted by section 15(e) of Act No. 10 of 2012] |
| (7) | The first policy guidelines issued under this Act shall be tabled in Parliament not later than six months after the commencement of the South African Police Service Amendment Act, 2012. |
[Section 17K(7) inserted by section 15(f) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (8) | Any changes to the policy guidelines referred to in subsection (4) shall be submitted to Parliament for consideration and approval for implementation. |
[Section 17K(8) inserted by section 15(f) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (9) | The Minister shall report to Parliament on the appointment of the National Head of the Directorate. |
[Section 17K(9) inserted by section 15(f) of Act No. 10 of 2012]
[Section 17K inserted by section 3 of Act No. 57 of 2008]