DUTIES AND CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT OF POLICE PATROL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICERS REGULATIONS

DUTIES AND CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT OF

POLICE PATROL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT

OFFICERS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 164.05

DUTIES AND CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT OF

POLICE PATROL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT

OFFICERS REGULATIONS

25th October, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE 281 of 2024.

The title of these regulations is the Duties and Conditions

of Appointment of Police Patrol and Community Support Officers

Regulations.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise

requires

"Act" means the Police Act;

"Commissioner" shall have the same meaning assigned

to it in article 6(1) of the Act;

"Force" means the Malta Police Force.

(1)

There shall be Police Patrol and Community

Support Officers appointed by the Commissioner to assist regular

police officers in providing effective service within the community.

(2)

Police Patrol and Community Support Officers shall be

eligible to become members of the Force once they satisfy the

eligibility criteria within a period of five (5) years from their

appointment

Provided that for the purpose of this regulation and the

Fourth Schedule to the Act, a maximum period of five (5) years served

as a Police Patrol and Community Support Officer shall be reckoned as

service in the Force, provided that the said officer becomes a member

of the Force subject to the conditions listed in the Fourth Schedule to

the Act.

(3)

Police Patrol and Community Support Officers shall

serve for a period of one (1) year probation.

Police Patrol and Community Support Officers shall

assist Police Officers in the following duties

(a)

providing a reassuring presence to the public and

fostering stronger community relationships;

(b)

improving the quality of life for residents and

enhancing area safety by proactively addressing crime and anti-

DUTIES AND CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT OF

POLICE PATROL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT

OFFICERS

social behaviour;

(c)

identifying and assisting individuals vulnerable to

crime;

(d)

acting as a visible deterrent to crime and anti-

social behaviour;

(e)

gathering information and intelligence to support

law enforcement and community objectives;

(f)

responding to incidents of minor offences and

defusing conflicts; and

(g)

carrying out any other duties as ordered by the

Commissioner.

Police Patrol and Community Support Officers shall not

be empowered to exercise such executive powers as are vested by law

in members of the Force in terms of the Criminal Code and any other

law.

(1)

Police Patrol and Community Support Officers

shall where applicable be subject to the laws, regulations and standard

operating procedures applicable to police officers.

(2)

The provisions of Title IV of the Act shall also apply to

Police Patrol and Community Support Officers.

Police Patrol and Community Support Officers shall,

while on duty and only during such time, wear such distinguishable

uniforms distinct from the uniforms worn by Police Officers and, or

distinctive badges or marks, as the Commissioner may determine.

Police Patrol and Community Support Officers shall be

bound by the provisions of the Professional Secrecy Act.