NPA Amendment Act 10 of 2024

The powers to institute and conduct criminal proceedings are vested in prosecutors and heads of prosecuting agencies and apply equally to the Investigating Directorate per sections of the Constitution and the NPA Amendment Act 10 of 2024.

“the power to institute and conduct criminal proceedings, and that in terms of section 20, 21... also applicable to the Investigating Directorate... section 29(a) of the NPA Amendment Act 10 of 2024”

An investigator under section 29(a) of the NPA Amendment Act may exercise powers such as search, seizure, arrest, execution of warrants, and investigation of offences subject to direction by the head of the Investigating Directorate.

“An investigator ... may, subject to the control and direction of a head of an Investigating Directorate, exercise such powers... search, seizure, arrest, execution of warrants, ... investigation of offences”

The NPA Amendment Act 10 of 2024 inserted section 29(a) outlining the powers and functions of investigators as a stand-alone section, not into the main Act.

“if I could just relate to those powers: "Powers and functions of investigators. An investigator ..." ... I find it, It is a stand-alone section, as I find it,”