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Declaration of Peace Officers in terms of Section 334 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977: Inspectors appointed in terms of Section 64 of the North West Gambling Act, 2001

Notice No. R. 1147 of 2016

 

Notice No. R. 1147

23 September 2016

GG 40294

 

Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

 

I, Tshililo Michael Masutha, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, in terms of section 334(1)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), hereby declare that every person who, by virtue of his or her office, falls within a category defined in Column 1 of the Schedule to this notice, is, within the area specified in Column 2 of the Schedule, a peace officer for that purpose of exercising, with reference to the offences specified in Column 3 of the Schedule, the powers defined in Column 4 of the Schedule.

 

(1) In accordance with section 334(3)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, a certificate of appointment referred to in section 334(2)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, may only be issued to a person referred to in Column 1 of the Schedule on the following conditions:
(a) The employer of the person referred to in Column 1 of the Schedule must have been furnished with a certificate of competency issued by the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service;
(b) it must be stated in the certificate of competency, contemplated in paragraph (a) that, in the opinion of the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, such person is competent to exercise the relevant  powers as defined in Column 4 of the Schedule; and

 

(2) In accordance with section 334(3)(b) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, the following information must, in addition to any matter which the employer may include, appear in or on the certificate of appointment referred to in section 334(2)(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977:
(a) The full names of the person so appointed;
(b) his or her identity number;
(c) his or her signature;
(d) his or her photograph;
(e) a description of the capacity in which he or she was appointed;
(f) the name of the employer who made the appointment; and
(g) the signature and official stamp of the employer or responsible person.

 

 

T M Masutha

Minsiter of Justice and Correctional Services