South African Police Service Act, 1995

E710550

Act of Parliament of South Africa South African statute

The South African Police Service Act, 1995 is the primary legislation that structures, regulates, and governs the powers and functions of the national police service in post-apartheid South Africa.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of South Africa ⓘ South African statute ⓘ
actNumber	Act No. 68 of 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimsTo	align policing with democratic and human rights principles ⓘ ensure accountability of the South African Police Service ⓘ promote community-oriented policing ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
defines	functions of the South African Police Service ⓘ powers of members of the South African Police Service ⓘ roles of municipal police services ⓘ roles of national and provincial commissioners of police ⓘ structure of the South African Police Service ⓘ
establishes	South African Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs	detention of arrested persons by the South African Police Service ⓘ powers of arrest by police officers ⓘ search and seizure by police officers ⓘ
historicalContext	post-apartheid police reform ⓘ
implements	Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfText	English ⓘ
legislature	Parliament of the Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
longTitle	To provide for the establishment, organization, regulation and control of the South African Police Service and for matters in connection therewith ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to give effect to constitutional principles relating to policing ⓘ to provide for the establishment and regulation of the South African Police Service ⓘ to regulate the powers and functions of the South African Police Service ⓘ
providesFor	appointment and promotion of members of the South African Police Service ⓘ codes of conduct for members of the South African Police Service ⓘ cooperation between national and provincial policing structures ⓘ cooperation between the South African Police Service and communities ⓘ disciplinary procedures within the South African Police Service ⓘ establishment of community police forums ⓘ establishment of specialized units within the South African Police Service ⓘ policing of public gatherings and demonstrations ⓘ regulation of firearms and equipment used by the South African Police Service ⓘ suspension and dismissal of members of the South African Police Service ⓘ use of force by members of the South African Police Service ⓘ
region	post-apartheid South Africa ⓘ
regulates	South African Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ municipal police services ⓘ reserves and auxiliary police members ⓘ
replaced	South African Police Act, 1958 NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortTitle	South African Police Service Act, 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	in force ⓘ
subjectMatter	law enforcement ⓘ police governance ⓘ policing ⓘ public order ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1995 ⓘ

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