South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)Chapter 9 : Appointments, Terms and Conditions of Service and Termination of Service49. Limitation on right to resign |
| (1) | No member may, during a period in which a state of national defence, declared under section 82(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution, or a state of emergency, proclaimed in accordance with section 34(1) of the Constitution, is in force, resign from the Service without the written permission of the National Commissioner. |
| (2) | The National Commissioner may, in circumstances other than those mentioned in subsection (1), where the maintenance of public order in the Republic or any part thereof so requires, order that no member may resign from the Service without his or her written permission during a period of time specified in the order, which period may not exceed 30 days. |