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Civilian Secretariat for Police Service Act, No. 2 of 2011
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Zulu

Long title


To provide for the establishment of a Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service in the Republic; to define the objects, functions and powers of the Civilian Secretariat, and for this purpose to align the operations of the Civilian Secretariat in the national and provincial spheres of government and reorganise the Civilian Secretariat into an effective and efficient organ of state; to regulate the appointment, duties and functions, powers and removal from office of the Secretary for the Police Service and heads of provincial secretariats; to provide for the establishment of a senior management forum and a Ministerial Executive Committee; to provide for co-operation between the Civilian Secretariat and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate; to provide for co-operation between the Civilian Secretariat and the South African Police Service; to provide for intervention into the affairs of provincial secretariats by the Civilian Secretariat; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE

PREAMBLE
ARRANGEMENTS OF SECTIONS
CHAPTER 1. INTERPRETATION, APPLICATION AND OBJECTS OF ACT
1. Definitions
2. Application of Act
3. Objects of Act
CHAPTER 2. CIVILIAN SECRETARIAT FOR POLICE SERVICE
4. Establishment of Civilian Secretariat
5. Objects of Civilian Secretariat
6. Functions of Civilian Secretariat
CHAPTER 3. SECRETARY FOR POLICE SERVICE
7. Appointment of Secretary
8. Duties and functions
9. Powers
10. Delegation of powers and assignment of duties
11. Removal from office
12. Vacancy
13. Reporting
14. Finances and accountability
15. Annual report
CHAPTER 4. PROVINCIAL SECRETARIATS
16. Constitution of provincial secretariats
17. Functions of provincial secretariats
18. Appointment of heads of provincial secretariats
19. Duties and functions
20. Removal from office
21. Vacancies
22. Reporting and referrals
CHAPTER 5. CO-OPERATIVE FRAMEWORK
Part 1. Secretary and heads of provincial departments
23. Secretary and heads of provincial departments
Part 2. Senior management forum
24. Establishment of forum
25. Composition and functions of forum
Part 3. Intervention by Civilian Secretariat
26. Intervention by Civilian Secretariat
Part 4. Ministerial Executive Committee
27. Establishment of Ministerial Executive Committee
28. Composition of Committee
29. Functions of Committee
30. Meetings
Part 5. Co-operation with Independent Police Investigative Directorate
31.  Co-operation with Independent Police Invetigative Directorate
Part 6. Co-operation with South African Police Service
32. Co-operation with South African Police Service
CHAPTER 6. REGULATIONS, TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, AMENDMENT AND REPEAL OF LAWS, SHORT TITLE AND  COMMENCEMENT
33.  Regulations
34. Transitional provisions
35. Amendment and repeal of laws
36. Short title and commencement
Sch. SCHEDULE. LAWS AMENDED AND REPEALED (SECTION 35) [s35] 

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