South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)

Chapter 4 : Commissioners

7. Terms of office of National and Provincial Commissioners
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(1)Subject to this Act, the person who is appointed as National or Provincial Commissioner shall occupy that office for a period of five years from the date of his or her appointment or such shorter period as may be determined at the time of his or her appointment by—
(a)the President, in relation to the National Commissioner; or
(b)the National Commissioner in consultation with the member of the Executive Council, in relation to a Provincial Commissioner.

 

(2)The term of office referred to in subsection (1) may be extended at the expiry thereof for a period or successive periods not exceeding five years at a time, as may, subject to subsection (3), be determined by—
(a)the President, in relation to the National Commissioner; or
(b)the National Commissioner in consultation with the member of the Executive Council concerned, in relation to the Provincial Commissioner.

 

(3)The President or the National Commissioner, as the case may be, shall notify the Commissioner concerned in writing at least two calendar months before the expiry of the period contemplated in subsection (1), or any subsequent extended period contemplated in subsection (2), whether he or she intends extending his or her term of office or not and, if so, for what period.

 

(4)When the National or Provincial Commissioner receives notice of the extension of his or her term of office in accordance with subsection (3), he or she shall notify the President or the National Commissioner, as the case may be, in writing within one calendar month from the date of receipt of such notice of his or her acceptance or not of such extended term of office.

 

(5)If the National or Provincial Commissioner notifies the President or the National Commissioner, as the case may be, in accordance with subsection (4) of his or her acceptance of such extended term of office, his or her term of office shall be extended accordingly.