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

Chapter 5B : Establishment, Administration and Maintenance of National Forensic DNA Database of South Africa

15P. Compliance with Quality Management System

 

(1) The authorised officer must develop and recommend standards for quality management, including standards for testing the proficiency of forensic science laboratories and forensic analysts conducting forensic DNA analysis.

 

(2) The standards referred to in subsection (1) must—
(a) comply with the South African National Accreditation System established under section 3 of the Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory Practice Act, 2006 (Act No. 19 of 2006), and standards set by the International Organization for Standardization;
(b) specify criteria for quality management and proficiency tests applied to the various types of forensic DNA analysis; and
(c) include a system for grading proficiency testing performance to determine whether a laboratory or forensic analyst is performing acceptably.

 

[Section 15P inserted by section 6 of Act No. 37 of 2013]

 

 


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