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Article 208 — A civilian secretariat for the police service must be established by national legislation to function under the direction of the Cabinet member responsible for policing. Chapter 11: Security Services

Article
208
Chapter
CHAPTER 11 — SECURITY SERVICES
Index row title
A civilian secretariat for the police service must be established by national legislation to function under the direction of the Cabinet member responsible for policing. Chapter 11: Security Services
Source document
The South Africa Constitution
Provision ID
808295cc-5052-419b-898b-3df2a6f5b8f3

22 words

Verbatim text

function under the direction of the Cabinet member responsible for policing. Chapter 11: Security Services 108Intelligence Establishment and control of intelligence services

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  • The index files this text under article 208 of the Constitution of South Africa.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 11 — SECURITY SERVICES”.
  • The row is titled “A civilian secretariat for the police service must be established by national legislation to function under the direction of the Cabinet member responsible for policing. Chapter 11: Security Services”.
  • The passage runs to about 22 words.

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