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

Chapter 3 : Establishment and Composition of Service

5. Establishment and composition of Service

 

(1) The South African Police Service contemplated in section 214(1) of the Constitution is hereby established.

 

(2) The Service shall consist of—
(a) all persons who immediately before the commencement of this Act were members—
(i) of a force which, by virtue of section 236(7)(a) of the Constitution, is deemed to constitute part of the Service;
(ii) appointed under the Rationalisation Proclamation;
(iii) of the Reserve by virtue of section 12(2)(k) of the Rationalisation Proclamation;
(b) members appointed in terms of section 28(2) of this Act;

[Section 5(2)(b) substituted by section 1(a) of Act No. 57 of 2008]

(c) persons who become members of the Reserve under section 48(2) of this Act; and

[Section 5(2)(c) substituted by section 1(a) of Act No. 57 of 2008]

(d) members appointed to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation established by section 17C.

[Section 5(2)(d) inserted by section 1(b) of Act No. 57 of 2008]