Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, 2013
Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans, South Africa
This Act amends the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to provide for the taking of specified bodily samples from certain categories of persons for the purposes of forensic DNA analysis, to provide in particular for the protection of the rights of women and children in the taking of DNA samples; to further regulate proof of certain facts by affidavit or certificate; to add to the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, a Schedule 8 of offences in respect of which DNA samples must be taken; to amend the South African Police Service Act, 1995, and to establish and regulate the administration and maintenance of the National Forensic DNA Database of South Africa.
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Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, 2013 Current Version
January 2022
This Act amends the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to provide for the taking of specified bodily samples from certain categories of persons for the purposes of forensic DNA analysis, to provide in particular for the protection of the rights of women and children in the taking of DNA samples; to further regulate proof of certain facts by affidavit or certificate; to add to the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, a Schedule 8 of offences in respect of which DNA samples must be taken; to amend the South African Police Service Act, 1995, and to establish and regulate the administration and maintenance of the National Forensic DNA Database of South Africa.
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