POLICE

CHAPTER 13:01
POLICE

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE MALAWI POLICE SERVICE

    3.    The Malawi Police Service

    4.    General functions of the Police Service

    5.    Constitution of the Police Service

    6.    Order of precedence, command and seniority among officers

    7.    General powers of the Inspector General

    8.    Police standing orders

    9.    High Command of the Police Service

    10.    Delegation by Inspector General

    11.    Administration of the Police Service

    12.    Officer in-charge of police to keep prescribed books and to be responsible for stores

PART III
POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION

    13.    Functions

    14.    Powers

    15.    Privilege of members

    16.    Enforcement of attendance, etc.

    17.    Failure to appear or to produce documents before the Commission

    18.    Improper disclosure

    19.    Improper influence and false information

    20.    Secretary and staff

    21.    Meetings of the Police Service Commission

    22.    Decisions of the Police Service Commission

    23.    Dissent

    24.    Minutes

    25.    Attendance expenses and allowances

    26.    Commission to hear Inspector General

    27.    Irregular representations

    28.    Oath of office

    29.    Character of Police Service as part of public service

    30.    Regulations in relation to the powers and functions of the Police Service Commission

PART IV
APPOINTMENT AND TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT OF POLICE OFFICERS

    31.    Appointment of police officers

    32.    Arms and accoutrements to be delivered up on ceasing to belong to the Police Service

    33.    Police officers not to engage in other employment

PART V
POWERS, DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF POLICE OFFICERS

    34.    General powers and duties of police officers

    35.    Search by police officers

    36.    Power to take measurements, photographs, footprints and casts thereof

    37.    Power to lay information

    38.    No fee to be chargeable on bail bonds taken by police

    39.    Power of police officers to inspect licences, permits and other authorizations, and to inspect vehicles

    40.    Duty to keep order on public roads

    41.    Road barriers

    42.    Prohibition or restriction of traffic

    43.    Imposition of curfews

    44.    Power to use firearms

    45.    Power to seize weapons

    46.    Attendance of witnesses

    47.    Disposal of unclaimed property

    48.    Non-liability for act done under authority of warrant

    49.    Notice of action or prosecution against a police officer

    50.    Salary, benefits, etc., of a police officer not to be attached for money

PART VI
DISCIPLINE

    51.    Disciplinary Code of Conduct—offences by police officers triable by criminal courts

    52.    Disciplinary Code of Conduct—offences against discipline by police officer

    53.    Exercise of disciplinary powers over police officers

    54.    Methods of dealing with offences against discipline

    55.    Establishment of disciplinary committees

    56.    Functions, composition and procedure of the National Police Disciplinary Committee

    57.    Functions, composition and procedure of a subordinate police disciplinary committee

    58.    Independence of police disciplinary committees

    59.    Power to summon and examine witnesses and to adjourn inquiry

    60.    Punishments for offences against discipline

    61.    Summary dealing in certain cases

    62.    Suspended punishment

    63.    Appeals from a police disciplinary committee

    64.    Decisions of the National Police Disciplinary Committee and the Police Service Commission on appeal

    65.    Appeals to the High Court

    66.    Power of arrest and remand for offences

    67.    Criminal proceedings to take precedence over disciplinary proceedings

    68.    Power of interdiction

    69.    Dismissal of a police officer convicted of a criminal offence

    70.    Pay not to accrue during absence without leave or imprisonment

    71.    Fines to be recovered by stoppage of pay

    72.    Damage to or loss of equipment

    73.    Pension rights lost by dismissal

    74.    Membership of trade union prohibited

    75.    Mode of complaint by a police officer

    76.    Evidence to prove a disciplinary charge to be presented by police prosecutors

    77.    Jurisdiction of ordinary courts not affected

PART VII
POLICE REWARDS AND FINES FUND

    78.    Establishment of Police Rewards and Fines Fund

    79.    Rewards to police officers as informers payable to the Fund

PART VIII
MALAWI POLICE RESERVE

    80.    Establishment of Police Reserve

    81.    Engagement and declaration

    82.    Inspector General to have command

    83.    Calling-up

    84.    Annual training

    85.    Disciplinary powers over pay of reserve members on calling-up and training

    86.    Annual retainer

    87.    Discharge

    88.    Uniforms, equipment, arras, etc.

    89.    Notification of change of address

    90.    General offences

    91.    Discharge on conviction

PART IX
REGULATION OF ASSEMBLIES AND DEMONSTRATIONS

    92.    Interpretation

    93.    Appointment of convener and authorized persons

    94.    Functions and…