South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)Chapter 9 : Appointments, Terms and Conditions of Service and Termination of Service28. Recruitment and appointment |
| (1) | The National Commissioner shall determine a uniform recruitment procedure for the Service and the National Head of the Directorate shall determine a uniform recruitment procedure for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation. |
[Section 28(1) substituted by section 18 of Act No. 10 of 2012]
| (2) | Subject to section 27, the National Commissioner may appoint a person to a post in the fixed establishment of the Service. |
| (3) | Any commissioned officer, magistrate, additional magistrate or assistant magistrate may, if sufficient permanent members are not available at a particular locality to perform a specific police duty, appoint such fit and proper persons as may be necessary as temporary members to perform such duty on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. |