POLICE ACT 1998
Table of Provisions
PART 1--Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 3 Interpretation
PART 2--General
- 4 Composition of police
- 5 Purpose of police
- 6 Commissioner responsible for control and management of police
- 7 Exclusion of directions in relation to employment of particular persons
- 8 Directions to Commissioner to be Gazetted and laid before Parliament
- 9 Commissioner also responsible for control and management of police cadets, police medical officers and police security officers
- 10 General management aims and standards
- 11 Orders
PART 3--Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners
- 12 Appointment of Commissioner of Police
- 13 Conditions of Commissioner's appointment
- 14 Deputy Commissioner
- 15 Assistant Commissioners
- 16 Conditions of appointment of Deputy and Assistant Commissioners
- 17 Termination of appointment of Commissioner or Deputy or Assistant Commissioner
- 18 Resignation
- 19 Delegation
PART 4--Other members of SA Police
Division 1--Appointment and resignation
- 20 Appointment of officers
- 21 Appointment of sergeants and constables
- 22 Further division of ranks
- 23 Term appointments for certain positions
- 24 Appointment of community police
- 25 Police oath or affirmation
- 26 Effect of appointment and oath or affirmation
- 27 Probationary appointment
- 28 Performance standards for officers
- 29 Resignation and relinquishment of official duties
Division 2--Special provisions relating to community police
- 30 Powers, responsibilities and immunities of community police
- 31 Suspension or termination of appointment of community police
- 32 Conditions of appointment of community police
PART 5--Police cadets and police medical officers
- 33 Police cadets
- 34 Suspension or termination of appointment of police cadets
- 35 Resignation and relinquishment of official duties
- 36 Police medical officers
PART 6--Drug and alcohol testing
Division 2--Drug and alcohol testing
- 41A Interpretation
- 41B Drug and alcohol testing
- 41C Drug and alcohol testing of applicants to SA Police etc
- 41D Procedures for drug and alcohol testing
- 41E Biological samples, test results etc not to be used for other purposes
PART 7--Termination and transfer of police
- 45 Physical or mental disability or illness
- 46 Unsatisfactory performance
- 47 Power to transfer
PART 8--Review of certain termination, transfer and promotion decisions
Division 1--Termination reviews
Division 2--Transfer reviews
- 52 Review of certain transfers
Division 3--Promotion reviews
- 53 Interpretation and application
- 54 Processes for appointment or nomination for prescribed promotional positions
- 55 Right of review
- 56 Grounds for application for review
- 57 Determination of application
- 58 Determination of question of eligibility for appointment
PART 9--Special constables
- 59 Appointment of special constables
- 60 Oath or affirmation by special constables
- 61 Duties and powers of special constables
- 62 Suspension or termination of appointment of special constables
- 63 Allowances and equipment for special constables
PART 9A--Police security officers
Division 1--Preliminary
- 63A Interpretation
- 63B Determination of protected persons, places or vehicles
- 63C References to protective security officers in other Acts etc
Division 2--Modification of operation of this and other Acts etc in relation to police security officers
- 63D Regulations may modify operation of this and other Acts etc in relation to police security officers
Division 3--Appointment etc of police security officers
- 63E Appointment of police security officers
- 63F Commissioner may determine structure of ranks
- 63G Oath or affirmation by police security officers
- 63H Conditions of appointment
- 63I Identification of police security officers
- 63J Suspension or termination of appointment of police security officer
- 63K Resignation and relinquishment of official duties
PART 10--Miscellaneous
- 64 Appointment and promotion procedures
- 65 Protection from liability for members of SA Police and police security officers
- 66 Members subject to duty in or outside State
- 67 Divestment or suspension of powers
- 68 Duty to deliver up equipment etc
- 69 False statements in applications for appointment
- 70 Suspension or revocation of suspension under Act or regulations
- 71 Evidence of appointment
- 71A Evidence
- 72 Execution of process
- 73 Allowances
- 74 Impersonating police or police security officer and unlawful possession of certain property
- 74A Special provisions relating to criminal intelligence
- 74B Terrorism intelligence and terrorism notifications
- 75 Annual reports by Commissioner
- 76 Regulations