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National Gambling Act, 2004 (Act No. 7 of 2004)

Chapter 5 : Enforcement and Offences

76. National inspectorate

 

1) The board-
a) may appoint any suitably qualified person as an inspector and assign the inspector to monitor, investigate or evaluate any matter on behalf of the board, subject to the control and direction of the board; and
b) must provide each inspector with a certificate signed on behalf of the board and stating-
i) that the inspector has been appointed under this Act; and
ii) any limitation on the authority of that inspector.

 

2) An inspector performing a function under this Act must show his or her certificate of appointment to any affected person who demands to see it.

 

3) For the purpose of this Act or any other national or provincial law in respect of gambling and associated activities, an inspector is deemed to have been appointed a peace officer for the purposes of the relevant sections of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977).