Police Act (Cap. 164)

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation. 
3. TITLE I
4. Art. 3 The Malta Police Force.
5. Art. 4 Objectives.
6. Art. 5 Police Governance Board. 
7. Art. 6 Commissioner of Police. 
8. Art. 7 Chief Executive Officer.
9. TITLE II
10. Art. 8 Appointments.
11. Art. 9 Reserve constables.
12. Art. 10 Obedience.
13. Art. 11 Status of police officer. 
14. Art. 12 Assignment of duties.
15. Art. 13 Training. 
16. Art. 14 Oath of Office.  Cap. 377.
17. Art. 15 Resignation.
18. Art. 16 Removal from office. 
19. Art. 17 Uniforms and stores.
20. TITLE III
21. Art. 18 Offences.    Cap. 9.
22. Art. 19 Criminal offences.
23. Art. 20 Other offences.
24. Art. 21 False evidence on oath.
25. TITLE IV
26. Art. 22 Proceedings in general.
27. Art. 23 Disciplinary board. 
28. Art. 24 Proceedingsbefore the Commissioner or disciplinary board.  S.L. 0.01
29. Art. 25 Collection of evidence.
30. Art. 26 Prosecution and defence.
31. Art. 27 Evidence and procedural rules.
32. Art. 28 Delegated cases.
33. Art. 29 Power of Commissioner.
34. Art. 30 Independence of actions.   Cap. 9.
35. Art. 31 Punishments. 
36. Art. 32 Excluded penalties.
37. Art. 33 Notification.
38. Art. 34 Cancellation from personal record.
39. Art. 34A Establishment of PoliceDisciplinary Appeals Board. 
40. Art. 34B Appeals from decisions of the Commissioner of Police. 
41. Art. 34C Suspension of penalty pending appeal. 
42. TITLE V
43. Art. 35 IndependentPolice Complaints Board 
44. Art. 36 Functions of the IndependentPolice Complaints Board. 
45. TITLE VI
46. Art. 37 Internal Audit and Investigations Unit. 
47. TITLE I
48. Art. 38 Codes of practice.
49. Art. 39 Tape-recordingand video-recording of interviews.
50. TITLE II
51. Art. 40 Witness protection.
52. Art. 41 Entitlement to programme.
53. Art. 42 Applicability of programme.
54. Art. 43 Evidence viva voce.
55. Art. 44 Recommenda-tion of application.
56. Art. 45 Decision by Attorney General.
57. Art. 46 Criminal proceedings in respect of a protected witness.         Cap. 16.
58. Art. 47 Suspension of prescription.
59. Art. 48 Protection under programme.
60. Art. 49 Agreement with foreign countries.
61. Art. 50 Revocation of status of protected witness.
62. Art. 51 Revocation of status of protected witness.   Cap. 9.
63. Art. 52 Requests to Attorney General or to persons in authority.
64. Art. 53 Applicability of benefits.
65. Art. 54 Extension to witnesses not participants in the crime.
66. Art. 55 Hearing of vulnerable witnesses by means of a contemporaneous video conference. 
67. Art. 56 Protection of identity.      Cap. 527.
68. TITLE III
69. Art. 57 Fingerprinting and other samples.
70. Art. 58 Returning of fingerprints, etc.
71. Art. 59 Request for return of fingerprints, etc.
72. Art. 60 Request by person arrested.
73. Art. 61 Disposal of unclaimed samples.
74. Art. 62 Police archives. Extent of information. Right of comparison.
75. Art. 63 Identifications.
76. TITLE IV
77. Art. 64 Duties of custody officers. 
78. Art. 65 Letter of Rights.
79. Art. 66 Transfer of detainee.
80. Art. 67 Review of police detention.
81. Art. 68 Records of detention.
82. Art. 69 Searches of detained persons.
83. PART IV
84. Art. 70 Limits.
85. Art. 71 Definition of powers.      Cap. 549.   Cap. 552.
86. Art. 72 Regulations.
87. Art. 73 Exemptions.
88. Art. 74 Retrieval of property.
89. PART V
90. Art. 74A  Procedure. 
91. Art. 75 Proportionality.
92. Art. 76 Remedy of last resort.
93. Art. 77 Relevant time.
94. Art. 78 Arms.
95. Art. 79 Responsibility.
96. Art. 80 Regulations.
97. Art. 81 General saving.
98. PART VI
99. Art. 82 Ministermaymake regulations.
100. Art. 83 Commissionermay make standing orders.
101. Art. 84 Forms.
102. PART VII
103. Art. 85 Loyalty to Court.
104. Art. 86 Manifestly unfounded prosecutions.
105. Art. 87 The Police and the media.
106. Art. 88 Information in the interest of public safety and security.
107. Art. 89 Offences against discipline.
108. Art. 90 Liaison with Local Councils.
109. Art. 91 Enquiries by Commissioner.
110. Art. 92 International co- operation.
111. Art. 93 Joint patrols and other operations with officials from member states of the European Union.
112. Art. 94 Vesting or exercise of functions, powers and duties in or by seconded officers.
113. Art. 95 Wearing of national uniform and bearing of firearms by seconded officers.
114. Art. 96 Seconded officers to be deemed public officers. Cap. 9.
115. Art. 97 Meaning of seconded officers.
116. Art. 98 Animals used by the Force.
117. Art. 99 General provisions.
118. Art. 99A Extension of applicability to exclusive economic zone area or environment protection area. 
119. Art. 100 Serving police officers.
120. PART VIII
121. Art. 101 Ministermaymake pension regulations.
122. Art. 102 Pensions to be charged on revenues of Malta.
123. Art. 103 Circumstances in whichpensionmay be granted. 
124. Art. 104 Retirement on the ground of public interest.
125. Art. 105 Maximum pension which may be granted.
126. Art. 106 Pensions not to be assignable.   Cap. 12.
127. Art. 107 Pension to be reduced in certain circumstances.
128. Art. 108 Repeal and saving.
129. Art. 108A Transitory provision. 