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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

15T. Awareness and training programs

 

(1) The Secretary of Police must ensure that guidelines relating to awareness programs contemplated in subsections (2) and (3) are developed and their implementation monitored and assessed on a regular basis.

 

(2) The National Commissioner and the Executive Director must develop awareness and training programs for the Service and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate respectively, on the regulations referred to in section 15AD in order to support the implementation and their application of this Chapter.

 

(3) The National Commissioner must develop awareness programs to make the public aware of the provisions of this Chapter and in particular their rights relating to the taking of DNA samples, the keeping and destruction of DNA samples and powers of the Board to receive and assess complaints relating to DNA.

 

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