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

Chapter 9 : Appointments, Terms and Conditions of Service and Termination of Service

28. Recruitment and appointment

 

(1) The National Commissioner shall determine a uniform recruitment procedure for the Service and the National Head of the Directorate shall determine a uniform recruitment procedure for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation.

[Section 28(1) substituted by section 18 of Act No. 10 of 2012]

 

(2) Subject to section 27, the National Commissioner may appoint a person to a post in the fixed establishment of the Service.

 

(3) Any commissioned officer, magistrate, additional magistrate or assistant magistrate may, if sufficient permanent members are not available at a particular locality to perform a specific police duty, appoint such fit and proper persons as may be necessary as temporary members to perform such duty on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed.