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.
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The Independent Police Investigative Directorate Act 2011 (Act No. 1 of 2011), has been amended and updated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Amendment, Act, 15 of 2024, as per Notice No. 5081, GG50990 dated 30 July 2024 – sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 - effective 29 August 2025 per Commencement Proclamation 283 of GG53243 dated 29 August 2025.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate Act 2011 (Act No. 1 of 2011), has been updated by the repealed of Section 6(6) and the insertion of 6A, as per Notice No. 628 of GG 43385, dated 3 June 2020 – effective 29 November 2024 per Proclamation 229 of 22 November 2024
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate Act 2011 (Act No. 1 of 2011), has been updated by the repealed of Subsec 6 and the insertion of 6A, as per Notice No. 628 of GG 43385, dated 3 June 2020
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate Act, 2011 has been added to the website by Government Gazette No. 34298 dated 16 May 2011.