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South Africa
WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
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Western Cape Community Safety Act, No. 3 of 2013

Long title


To provide for the carrying out and the regulation of the functions of the Province and the Department of Community Safety under Chapter 11 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and Chapter 8 of the Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997; to provide for the support of and cooperation with the Civilian Secretariat and the Provincial Secretariat established in terms of the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service Act, 2011; to provide for directives for the establishment of community police forums and boards in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995; to provide for the accreditation of organisations and associations as neighbourhood watches; to provide for partnerships with community organisations; to establish and maintain an integrated information system and a database of organisations; to provide for the voluntary registration of security service providers on the database of organisations; to establish the Office of the Western Cape Provincial Police Ombudsman to investigate complaints regarding the police; to regulate reporting on the police service; to establish the Provincial Safety Advisory Committee; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE
1. Definitions
2. Purpose of Act
3. Functions of Provincial Minister
4. Monitoring, oversight and assessment of policing
5. Directives for establishment of community police forums and boards
6. Accreditation of and support to neighbourhood watches
7. Database and partnerships with community organisations
8. Integrated information system
9. Confidentiality and disclosure
10. Establishment of Office of Western Cape Provincial Police Ombudsman
11. Appointment of Ombudsman
12. Finances of Ombudsman
13. Reporting by Ombudsman
14. Independence and impartiality of Ombudsman
15. Functions of Ombudsman
16. Submitting complaints
17. Investigations by Ombudsman
18. Investigating powers and officers
19. Reporting by Provincial Commissioner
20. Loss of confidence in Provincial Commissioner
21. Reporting by executive head of municipal police service
22. Recording of requests and recommendations
23. Policing needs and priorities
24. Cooperation and intergovernmental relations
25. Provincial Safety Advisory Committee
26. Composition of Committee
27. Term of office and conditions of service of members of Committee
28. Meetings of Committee
29. Awards
30. Offences
31. Regulations
32. Delegation
33. Short title and commencement
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