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

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Forensic DNA Regulations, 2020

8. Forensic investigative leads

 

(1) The NFDD must be used to conduct comparative searches to identify potential forensic DNA leads.

 

(2) Potential forensic DNA leads must be verified by forensic analysts in the operational environment from the NFDD before forensic DNA leads are reported to investigating officers.

 

(3) The forensic investigative lead must be reported to the appropriate investigating officers and teams responsible for following up the forensic investigative lead within 35 calendar days from verification by the forensic analyst at the Section: Forensic Database Management.