The purpose of the Witness Protection Act is to provide for the establishment of an Office for the protection of witnesses; to regulate the powers, functions and duties of the Director: Office for Witness Protection; to provide for temporary protection pending placement under protection; to provide for the placement of witnesses and related persons under protection; to provide for services related to the protection of witnesses and related persons; to amend the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to make provision for witness services at courts; and to provide for incidental matters.
Establishment of Office for Witness Protection
(1) There is hereby established an office within the Department called the Office for Witness Protection.
(2) The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister for Safety and Security and the National Director, by notice in the Gazette -
(a) establish a branch office of the Office in any defined area for the purposes of the administration of this Act;
(b) abolish any branch office or incorporate it with any other such office, and may for this purpose make any administrative or other arrangements as he or she may deem necessary; or
(c) amend or withdraw a notice issued in terms of this subsection.
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