South African Police Service Act, The mission of the South African Police Service (SAPS) is to prevent and combat anything that may threaten the safety and security of any community, investigate any crimes that threaten the safety and security of any community, ensure offenders are brought to justice, and participate in efforts to address the causes of crime.
The Department’s strategic outcome-orientated goals are to: provide police services that will ensure safer communities by reducing the number of serious crimes, contact crimes and trio crimes; increase activities to prevent and combat border crime; increase the percentage of trial-ready case dockets for serious crime, contact crime and trio crime; increase the detection rate for serious crime, contact crime and trio crime, including organised crime and crimes against women and children; increase the conviction rates for serious crime, contact crime and trio crime; enhance African Agenda and sustainable development by deploying members as per Cabinet decision (external deployments); and improve the levels of service delivery and accessibility to services by bringing SAPS service points closer to the communities.
The South African Police Service Act 68 of 1995 intends:
- to provide for the establishment, organisation, regulation and control of the South African Police Service; and
- to provide for matters in connection therewith.
Commencement
15 October 1995 (Gazette 16758 of 13 Oct 1995)
Amendments
- Amended by Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020
- Amended by Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act 37 of 2013
- Amended by South African Police Service Amendment Act 10 of 2012
- Amended by Civilian Secretariat for Police Service Act 2 of 2011
- Amended by Independent Police Investigative Directorate Act 1 of 2011
- Amended by Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act 6 of 2010
- Amended by South African Police Service Amendment Act 57 of 2008
- Amended by Institution of Legal Proceedings against Certain Organs of State Act 40 of 2002
- Amended by South African Police Service Amendment Act 83 of 1998
- Amended by Public Service Laws Amendment Act 47 of 1997
- Amended by South African Police Service Amendment Act 41 of 1997