South African Police Service Amendment Act | Act 10 of 2012 — South Africa law | Esheria

South African Police Service Amendment Act

An arrestor may use reasonably necessary and proportional force to complete an arrest when a suspect resists or flees and the arrest cannot otherwise be made.

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Jurisdiction
South Africa
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
Act 10 of 2012
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
Updated
Official source
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act title arrest arrest and use of force use of force

Statute overview

About this statute

An arrestor may use reasonably necessary and proportional force to complete an arrest when a suspect resists or flees and the arrest cannot otherwise be made. An arrester may use reasonable force, and only in limited cases may use deadly force, when arresting a suspect. This section states the short title of the Act: the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 2012. This provision states the short title of the Act: the Strafproseswysigingswet, 2012.