South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)Chapter 9 : Appointments, Terms and Conditions of Service and Termination of Service48. Reserve Police Service |
| (1) | The National Commissioner may determine the requirements for recruitment, resignation, training, ranks, promotion, duties and nature of service, discipline, uniform, equipment and conditions of service of members of the Reserve Police Service and any other matter which he or she deems necessary in order to establish and maintain different categories of members of the Reserve Police Service. |
| (2) | The National Commissioner may appoint a person as a member of the Reserve in the prescribed manner. |
| (3) | The National or Provincial Commissioner may in the prescribed manner order any member of the Reserve to report for service, and any such member who refuses or fails to comply with such order shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months: Provided that the Minister may by regulation exclude categories of members of the Reserve from the application of this subsection. |
| (4) | The National or Provincial Commissioner may, subject to the Constitution, at any time discharge a member of the Reserve from the Service. |
| (5) | During a period contemplated in section 49, the National or Provincial Commissioner may refuse to accept the resignation of a member of the Reserve, unless he or she produces evidence that he or she has enlisted for military service in a recognised unit of the South African National Defence Force. |
| (6) | A member of the Reserve shall be deemed to be in the employ of the Service while on duty, notwithstanding the fact that such member may not be remunerated by the Service. |