Police Service Ordinance 2026: commencement

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN under section 1 of the Police Service Ordinance 2026 that:

1. The Police Service Ordinance 2026 (No. 14 of 2026), made by the President on the advice of the Transitional Council on 29 September 2026, comes into force on 1 October 2026.
2. The Coral Island Police Service continues under the command of the Commissioner of the Coral Island Police Service, who decides operational matters under section 4 of the Ordinance.
3. The powers of police officers to stop and search, arrest, enter premises, seize property and use force are those set out in sections 8 to 14 of the Ordinance. The rights of a person arrested are set out in section 11 of the Courts and Criminal Procedure Ordinance 2026.
4. From 1 October 2026 an authorised officer may give a penalty notice for an offence listed in the Schedule to the Penalty Notices Regulations 2026 (LN 5/2026), which come into force on that date. A penalty notice is paid within 14 days at the Police station, Puerto Coral, or as the notice states.
5. A complaint about a police officer is made first to the Commissioner. A complaint that is not resolved may be taken to the Complaints Commissioner under section 5 of the Complaints Commissioner Ordinance 2026. An allegation of a criminal offence by an officer is referred to the Attorney General.