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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Witness Protection Act,
No. 112
of 1998
Long title
To provide for the establishment of an Office for the protection of witnesses; to regulate the powers, functions and duties of the Director: Office for Witness Protection; to provide for temporary protection pending placement under protection; to provide for the placement of witnesses and related persons under protection; to provide for services related to the protection of witnesses and related persons; to amend the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to make provision for witness services at courts; and to provide for incidental matters.
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Long title
To provide for the establishment of an Office for the protection of witnesses; to regulate the powers, functions and duties of the Director: Office for Witness Protection; to provide for temporary protection pending placement under protection; to provide for the placement of witnesses and related persons under protection; to provide for services related to the protection of witnesses and related persons; to amend the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to make provision for witness services at courts; and to provide for incidental matters.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Establishment of Office for Witness Protection |
| 3. | Director and members of Office |
| 4. | Powers, functions and duties of Director |
| 5. | Witness protection officers |
| 6. | Security officers |
| 7. | Application for protection |
| 8. | Temporary protection |
| 9. | Reports by witness protection officer |
| 10. | Consideration of application for protection |
| 11. | Protection agreement |
| 12. | Protection of minor |
| 13. | Discharge from protection |
| 14. | Review by Minister |
| 15. | Civil proceedings in which protected person is a party or witness |
| 16. | Access to minor under protection |
| 17. | Confidentiality and disclosure of information |
| 18. | Publication of information concerning protected person |
| 19. | Protected person not obliged to disclose certain information |
| 20. | Donations, bequests and contributions for witness protection |
| 21. | Agreements with international bodies, institutions, organisations or foreign countries |
| 22. | Offences and penalties |
| 23. | Regulations |
| 24. | Repeal of section 185A of Act 51 of 1977, as inserted by section 4 of Act 135 of 1991 |
| 25. | Insertion of section 191A into Act 51 of 1977 |
| 26. | Short title and commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE. OFFENCES IN RESPECT OF WHICH A WITNESS OR RELATED PERSON MAY BE PLACED UNDER PROTECTION [s137] |
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| As unamended Act 1998_112_000_19981127 | EXT.LINK | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2004_012_000_20040428 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2007_032_000_20071214 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2011_001_000_20110516 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2013_011_000_20130723 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2013_007_000_20130729 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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