Police Act (Cap. 164), article 3

3. There shall continue to be a po lice force known as the Police Force. Objectives.4. The main objectives of the Force are: (a) to preserve public order and peace, to prevent the commission of offences, to p r o m o t e a n d e n f o r c e t h e observance of the laws, as a first guarantee of the rights of all persons in Ma lta, even before action is needed through the judicial s ystem to repress, sanction or remedy any breach; (b) to respond immediately to any request for the protection and intervention of the law; (c) to apply the law without discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, language, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status; (d) to promote the orderly and peaceful coexistence of all persons in Malta, paying due attention not only to private property rights bu t also to public property; (e) to seek to protect the environment; (f) to assist, within reasonable limits, any person seeking the help of a police or other public officer even though the ultimate responsibility to provide such help may not lie with the Force; and (g) to perform honestly and effectively all those duties assigned to it by this A ct or by any other law. Police Governance Board. Amended by: LVII.2021.4.