Document SRC-1326

PMG: Question NW3041 to the Minister of Justice - municipal law enforcement officers as peace officers (reply)

Parliamentary Monitoring Group (reply by Minister of Justice) · 26 October 2023 · parliamentary reply

Original address: https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/23839/
Retrieved: 29 October 2026
Archived copy: Archived copy (Google Drive) ↗
Why it matters: Minister: municipalities cannot create criminal investigation units; meaning of 'law enforcement officer' in GN 1114

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Cited pinpoints: PMG NW3041 reply paras 1-3

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VerifiedEditor-approved The Minister of Justice told Parliament (reply NW3041, PMG page dated 26 Oct 2023) that for GN 1114 'law enforcement officer' means a member of a municipal police service, or a traffic officer, reserve traffic officer, traffic warden or reserve traffic warden appointed by a municipality under the NRTA, and that a municipality cannot establish a criminal investigation unit that is not a municipal police service. (PMG NW3041 reply paras 1-3)