To amend the South African Police Service Act, 1995, so as to insert, delete and amend certain definitions; to provide for the purpose of the South African Police Service Act, 1995; to delete provisions related to the Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service; to provide for the establishment of the South African Police Service as the single national police service contemplated in section 199(1) and section 205(1) of the Constitution; to strengthen the provisions of the South African Police Service Act, 1995, relating to the establishment, powers, functions and control of municipal police services as provided for in section 206(7) of the Constitution; to further regulate the functions of the National Commissioner and Provincial Commissioners; to provide for the establishment of the National Policing Advisory Committee to advise the National Commissioner on issues such as selection criteria for appointment and promotion of members of the Service and the professionalisation of the Service; to provide for the funding of the National Policing Advisory Committee; to provide for the appointment of a Secretariat for the National Policing Advisory Committee and the functions thereof; to provide that Deputy National Commissioners of the Service will, in respect of a loss of confidence in them by the National Commissioner, be subject to investigation by an inquiry similar to that applicable to a Provincial Commissioner; to provide for a Management Forum; to regulate the functions of the National Commissioner and the Provincial Commissioners; to provide that the use of force must be reasonably necessary and proportionate in the circumstances; to provide for service outside the Republic by members of the Service and members of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation; to provide for integrity testing of new members of the Service and lifestyle audits of all members; to provide for the inclusion of municipal police recruits in the requirement to submit a DNA sample for the purpose of a DNAprofile to be included in the Elimination Index; to provide for the deployment of the national public order policing capacity by the National Commissioner; to provide for deviations from National Instructions by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation; to provide for textual corrections; to provide for service arrangements regarding the performance of services of personnel for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation; to provide that the retired judge may initiate investigations on behalf of a complainant or which emerge from other related investigations; to provide for the appointment of an office manager for the office of the retired judge; to provide that the retired judge may summons persons to appear before him or her; to provide for the establishment of specialised units by the National Commissioner; to provide for the establishment of the Intelligence Division of the Service; to provide for the repeal of most of the provisions relating to community policing forums and boards in the South African Police Service Act, 1995, and the enactment of new provisions regulating community policing forums, district community policing boards and provincial community policing boards; to further regulate the filling of posts in the Service; to provide that members would be deemed to be dismissed after a period of absence of 30 calendar days; to provide for the establishment by the National Commissioner of a disciplinary system which would be managed by dedicated, appropriately qualified and trained disciplinary units of presiding and disciplinary officers who are solely dedicated to disciplinary matters; to provide for the seizure or attachment of property of the Service and to improve measures relating to the property of the Service; to provide for the appointment of a Chief of a municipal police service; to provide for the establishment of a municipal public order policing capacity; to provide for the establishment of a national policing co-ordinating committee; to provide for offences relating to the unlawful possession and use of a lamp, fitted in a vehicle or displayed in or on a vehicle, capable of emitting blue light; to provide for an offence in respect of hoaxes and the spreading of false information; to provide for an offence relating to members who are involved in investigations whilst having a conflict of interest; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Introduction
Portfolio Committee
National Assembly
Select Committee
National Council of Provinces
Sent for Assent
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| TITLE | BILL NO. | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| South African Police Service Amendment Bill (B18-2026) | 2026-06-11 |
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