In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"assessment committee"

means a committee of the Board contemplated in section 15AA(2) of the Act;

"CAS"

means the Crime Administration System;

"chairperson"

means the chairperson of the Board;

"collection form"

means the form that is included in the DNA buccal collection kit that must be completed when buccal samples are collected;

"complaint"

means a complaint contemplated in section 15Z(1)(d)(i) of the Act;

"complainant"

means a person who lodges a complaint in terms of these regulations;

"CRIM system"

means the Criminal Information System;

"Criminal Procedure Act"

means the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977);

"DNA buccal collection kit"

means the kit designed for taking of cellular material from the inside cheek of a person;

"DNA reference samples"

means a buccal or blood reference sample taken from a person;

"forensic analyst"

means a member of the Service who is employed in the Division: Forensic Services and who has an appropriate qualification and competency to perform forensic examinations or verifications of forensic investigative leads;

"forensic DNA investigative lead"

means the verified outcome of a comparative search done on the forensic DNA database;

"FSL"

means Forensic Science Laboratory;

"FSL admin system"

means the Forensic Science Laboratory Administration system used to manage forensic casework;

"ICDMS"

means Integrated Case Docket Management System;

"NFDD"

means the National Forensic DNA Database;

"reference blood sample"

means the blood sample taken from a person;

"serial offences"

means different cases of murder or rape linked through forensic investigative leads where an offender allegedly committed such offences at least on two separate occasions; and

"the Act"

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