National Police Service Bill
STATUS: DRAFT
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BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Governor-General, and the Parliament of the Republic of Steamhappia, as follows:
1 Establishment of the NPS
(1) The National Police Service is established.
(2) In this act the service is referred to as the "NPS".
(3) The NPS is operated by the Government under the Office of the Home Secretary.
2 Functions of the NPS
(1) The NPS has a duty to-
(a) protect the peace and public safety of the State.
(b) uphold the law and the Constitution.
(c) respect and defend the rights of the People.
(2) The NPS is an impartial agency that can be held accountable by the Courts and Parliament.
3 Officers of the NPS
(1) Officers of the NPS or "Officer(s)" are dutybound to uphold the law and follow the duties of the NPS
(2) Before being designated an Officer a person must-
(a) be deemed fit and able to perform their duties.
(b) have no interests that could conflict with their operations.
(c) be a citizen of the state and clean criminal record.
(3) Officers of the NPS are appointed and removed by the Chief of Police of the NPS.
(4) Officers that are deemed unfit for duty as specified by Subsection 1 are to be dismissed from duty.
3 Chief Of Police of the NPS
(1) The Chief of Police or the "Chief" is the head of the NPS.
(2) The Chief is appointed by the Home Secretary and serves at their pleasure.
(3) In order to be appointed the Chief of police must comply with the terms set by Section 3 Subsection 1.
(4) The Chief of Police has a duty to-
(a) appoint and remove Officers.
(b) manage day to day operations of the NPS.
(c) write rules and guidelines for the operations of the NPS.
(d) manage the budget of the NPS.
4 Budget of the NPS
(1) The NPS is to receive a weekly 1.2 million Steamshilling budget.
(2) The budget is to be spent on-
(a) Salaries of Officers, the Chief and other staff.
(b) Day to day operations of the agency.
(c) Crime prevention programs.
(d) Outreach, advertisement and recruitment.