POLICE ACT (as amended) pension benefits shall be fixed by the President either at the time of their appointment or, subject to subsection (5) of section 109 and Schedule 6 to the Constitution, at any time thereafter. (2) When fixing conditions of service of a member of the Police Service Commission in terms of subsection (1), the President may direct that any enactment relating to the conditions of service of members of the Police Force, the Defence Forces or the Public Service shall apply to the conditions of service of the member, subject to such modifications, exceptions or conditions as the President may specify, and thereupon the enactment concerned shall so apply to the conditions of service of the member concerned. (3) For the purposes of any inquiry or investigation carried out by it in terms of this Act, the Police Service Commission shall have the same powers as are conferred upon commissioners in terms of the Commissions of Inquiry Act [Chapter 10:07], other than the power to order a person to be detained in custody, and sections 9 to 13 and 15 to 19 of that Act shall apply, mutatis mutandis, in relation to such an inquiry or investigation and to any person summoned to give or giving evidence at that inquiry or investigation: Provided that no person shall be required by the Police Service Commission to disclose information or to produce an official document, book or other record if— (a) its disclosure or production is prohibited or restricted in terms of any enactment prohibiting or restricting the disclosure of information; or (b) the Minister certifies in writing that its disclosure or production would be contrary to the interests of the Police Force. 55 Functions of Police Service Commission (1) The functions of the Police Service Commission shall be— (a) after consultation with the Commissioner, to make recommendations to the Minister regarding salaries and the general conditions of service of members of the Police Force; (b) to inquire into and deal with complaints, other than complaints relating to disciplinary action. by any member; (c) to exercise any other functions that may be imposed or conferred upon the Police Service Commission in terms of this Act or any other enactment. (2) In the exercise of its functions in terms of this Act, the Police Service Commission, after consultation with the Commissioner, may— (a) carry out any inquiry or investigation into the practices of the Police Force; (b) require the production of any documents, books or other records; (c) summon and examine any witness whose evidence it considers will assist the conduct of its inquiries or investigations; (d) obtain information and advice from any member of the Police Force: Provided that, without the consent of the Commissioner, no document, book or record may be examined or information or advice obtained in terms of this subsection if it relates solely to the nature of the investigations or prosecution of a particular criminal offence. [Chapter 11:10] 56 Procedure of Police Service Commission The Police Service Commission shall meet at least once every month for the discharge of its business and adjourn, close and otherwise regulate its meetings and proceedings as it thinks fit. 57 Staff of Police Service Commission The Minister, in consultation with the Public Service Commission or the Commissioner, as may be appropriate, may second to the Commission such members of the Public Service or Police Force as may be necessary for the exercise of the functions of the Commission. 58 Reports of Police Service Commission (1) The Police Service Commission— (a) shall as soon as possible after the 31st December in each year, submit to the Minister an annual report upon matters dealt with by the Commission during the previous year, save such matters as the Commission may consider inexpedient to publish; (b) may at any time submit to the Minister a special report on any matter upon which the Commission considers it desirable to report. 16 Reissue

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