4D.     Officers’ powers relating to criminal prosecutions

  

An officer may-

(a)     investigate for purposes of a criminal prosecution whether an offence in terms of this Act has been committed;

(b)     lay criminal charges for the prosecution of any such offence; and

(c)     provide such assistance as may be required by the prosecuting authority for the prosecution of any such offence.

[Section 4D inserted by section 17 of Act 39 of 2013 effective on 16 January 2014]