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Independent Police Investigative Directorate Act, No. 1 of 2011
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Zulu

Long title


To make provision for the establishment of an Independent Police Investigative Directorate and to regulate the functions of the Directorate, to provide for the establishment of a Management Committee and Consultative Forum and their respective functions; to provide for the appointment and powers of investigators; to provide for reporting obligations and cooperation by members of the South African Police Service and Municipal Police Services; to provide for transitional arrangements; to provide for the repeal and amendment of certain laws; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE
PREAMBLE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 DEFINITIONS, OBJECTS OF ACT, ESTABLISHMENT, INDEPENDENCE AND IMPARTIALITY
1. Definitions
2. Objects of Act
3. Establishment
4. Independence and impartiality
CHAPTER 2. NATIONAL OFFICE
5. National office
6. Appointment of Executive Director
6ARemoval from office of Executive Director [...inserted by Act 2019_027_002_20200603]
7. Responsibilities of Executive Director
8. Composition of national office
9. Functions of national office
10. Delegations
CHAPTER 3. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
11. Establishment of Management Committee
12. Composition of Committee
13 Functions of Committee
14 Meetings of Committee
CHAPTER 4. CONSULTATIVE FORUM
15 Establishment of Consultative Forum
16 Composition of forum
17 Functions of forum
18 Meetings of forum
CHAPTER 5. PROVINCIAL OFFICES
19 Provincial offices
20 Appointment of provincial heads
21 Responsibilities of provincial head
CHAPTER 6. APPOINTMENT, REMUNERATION, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF INVESTIGATORS
22 Appointment of investigators
23 Remuneration and conditions of service of investigators
24 Functions and investigative powers
25 Conflict of interest and disclosure of interest
26 Integrity measures 
27 Limitation of liability
28 Type of matters to be investigated
CHAPTER 7. REPORTING OBLIGATIONS AND COOPERATION BY MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE AND MUNICIPAL POLICE SERVICE AND DISCIPLINARY RECOMMENDATIONS
29 Reporting obligations and cooperation by members
30 Disciplinary recommendations
CHAPTER 8. FINANCES AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND ANNUAL REPORT
31 Finances and accountability
32 Annual report
CHAPTER 9. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
33 Offences and penalties
CHAPTER 10. REGULATIONS, TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, REPEAL AND SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT
34 Regulations
35 Transitional arrangements
36 Amendment and repeal of laws
37 Short title and commencement
Sch. 1. SCHEDULE 1. LAWS AMENDED [s1; s36]
Sch. 2. SCHEDULE 2.  LAWS REPEALED [s1; s36]

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