| (1) | The National Commissioner may determine national standards of policing for municipal police services and, in addition to the training prescribed for traffic officers in terms of the Road Traffic Act, 1989 (Act 29 of 1989), determine standards with regard to the training of members of municipal police services. |
| (a) | A draft of the national standards contemplated in subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette, together with a notice inviting all interested persons to submit comments regarding the proposed national standards in writing, within a period stated in the notice and which shall not be less than 60 days from the date of publication. |
| (b) | If the National Commissioner decides to amend the national standards as a result of comments received, it shall not be necessary to publish the national standards again before promulgation. |
| (3) | In order to ensure that national standards are maintained, the National Commissioner— |
| (a) | may request and obtain information and documents under the control of the municipal police service or municipality in question; |
| (b) | may enter any building or premises under the control of the municipal police service or municipality in question; and |
| (c) | shall be entitled to all reasonable assistance by any member of the municipal police service and any employee of the municipality in question. |
| (4) | If a municipal police service has failed to maintain national standards, the National Commissioner shall report the failure to the Minister. |
[Section 64L inserted by section 3 of Act No. 83 of 1998]
