183 of 1993: Police Third Amendment Act, 1993. GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE: Words in italics indicate insertions in existing enactments.
To amend the Police Act, 1958, so as to further regulate the suspension of members of the Force; and to empower the Minister of Law and Order to make regulations with regard to the transfer of members of municipal police units to other posts in the Force; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Amendment of section 14 of Act 7 of 1958, as amended by section 5 of Act 74 of 1967 and section 9 of Act 87 of 1991 1.
Force or to retain his rank is being investigated, and such member shall be so suspended for any period during which he is under arrest or detention or is serving a term of imprisonment, but shall not by reason of such suspension cease to be a member of the Force.
and in the case of any other member, to the Commissioner, for the termination of his suspension.
The Minister or the Commissioner, as the case may be, shall within seven days after receipt of the member's representations, decide on the representations and shall, where the representations are rejected, in writing inform the member of the decision, stating the reasons for the decision.
The suspension of a member shall not be terminated merely by reason of the fact that the member has in terms of paragraph (a) submitted representations regarding the termination thereof.
Amendment of section 33 of Act 7 of 1958, as amended by section 8 of Act 53 of 1961, section 19 of Act 64 of 1964, section 1 of Act 80 of 1970, section 5 of Act 94 of 1972, section 1 of Act 47 of 1981, section 46 of Act 97 of 1986, section 6 of Act 8 of 1988, section 3 of Act 75 of 1989, section 3 of Act 76 of 1989, section 13 of Act 87 of 1991, section 1 of Act 16 of 1993 and section 3 of Act 136 of 1993 2.
"(a) the enrolment, training, promotion, posting, transfer, including the transfer from one post in a municipal police unit to another post in any such unit or to any other post in the Force, and from one municipal police unit to any other municipal police unit, leave of absence, resignation, discharge, dismissal, suspension or reduction in rank of members of the Force;".
This Act shall be called the Police Third Amendment Act, 1993, and shall come into operation on a date fixed by the State President by proclamation in the Gazette.