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patrolling services;

protection services in regard to provincial institutions and personnel; transfers within the province of members of the Service performing functions in terms of this section; and the promotion, up to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, of members of the Service performing functions in terms of this section.

(2) Subject to sections 214 and 218 and the directions of the National Commissioner, a Provincial Commissioner shall be responsible for—

the maintenance and discipline of the Service in the province concerned; the recruitment of members of the Service responsible for the functions set out in subsection (1), and the promotion of any such members to the rank of colonel or above; such other functions as may be assigned to him or her by the National Commissioner under section 218(2); and subject to such procedures or mechanisms as may be established by the Board of Commissioners referred to in section 220  (2), the transfer of members of the Service under his or her command to or from positions outside his or her jurisdiction.

Co-ordination and co-operation

220. (1) A committee consisting of the Minister referred to in section 216  (1) and the respective members of the Executive Councils referred to in  section 217  (1) shall be established to ensure the effective co-ordination of the Service and effective co-operation between the various Commissioners.

(2) The Act referred to in section 214  (1) shall provide for the appointment of a Board of Commissioners, consisting of the National Commissioner and the Provincial Commissioners and presided over by the National Commissioner or his or her nominee, in order to promote co-operation and co-ordination in the Service.

Local policing

221. (1) The Act referred to in section 214  (1) shall provide for the establishment of community-police forums in respect of police stations.

(2) The functions of community-police forums referred to in subsection (1) may include—

the promotion of accountability of the Service to local communities and co·operation of communities with the Service; the monitoring of the effectiveness and efficiency of the Service; advising the Service regarding local policing priorities; the evaluation of the provision of visible police services, including—

the provision, siting and staffing of police stations; the reception and processing of complaints and charges; the provision of protective services at gatherings; the patrolling of residential and business areas; and the prosecution of offenders; and

requesting enquiries into policing matters in the locality concerned.

(3) The Act referred to in section 214(1) shall make provision for the establishment by any local government of a municipal or metropolitan police service: Provided that—

such a police service may only be established with the consent of the relevant member of the Executive Council of the province referred to in section 217  (1); the powers of such a police service shall be limited to crime prevention and the enforcement of municipal and metropolitan by-laws; the said member of the Executive Council of the province shall, subject