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      Provedba zakona na Malti u nadležnosti je Policije Malte čiji je djelokrug rada određem Kaznenim zakonom i Zakonom o policiji. Iako brojčano malena, ima 1732 policajca i 106 sivilnih službenika, malteška policija je organizirana u brojne odjele. Organizaciono su podijeljeni u 12 policijskih distrikta i 3 pododjela kriminalističke policije koji pomažu ostalima u rješavanju djela težeg kriminala, financijskih prevara te djelima povezanim sa zloupotrebom droga. Ova tri odjela u svom sastavu imaju forenzičke laboratorije, Odjel za poroke, Pravni ured, Odjel za borbu protiv financijskog kriminala te Zaštitni odjel zadužen za zaštitu VIP osoba.

      Policija Malte u sadašnjem obliku postoji od 1814. godine što je svrstava u red najstarijih policija u Evropi. Kada Malta postaje krunska kolonija Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva i Sjeverne Irske guverner malte postaje Sir Thomas Maitland koji vrši mnoge reforme od kojih je bila i ona o održavanju reda i mira. Nakon osamostaljena 1921. godine, policija prelazi u nadležnost Vlade Malte.

      Law enforcement in Malta is the responsibility of The Police Force of Malta, a 1,732 strong police force with 106 other civilian employees, whose mission is defined by the Penal Code of Malta and Maltese Law on the Police Force. Despite its small size, the Maltese Police Force is organised into a number of departments, with human resources matters being held by the Strategy and Planning Office, and fiscal issues being dealt with by the Finance Office. An office for the Divisional Police Force Units administers Malta's 12 police districts, with three sub-departments of the Crime Investigation Department assisting with serious crimes, drug-related crimes and financial crimes. These mainstream departments are also supported by a Forensic Science Laboratory, Vice Squad, and Economic Crimes Unit, Legal Office and a Protective Services for VIP escorting and security as functions and protests.

      The Malta Police Force in its present form dates from a proclamation during the governorship of Sir Thomas Maitland (1813-1814). When Malta became a crown colony of the United Kingdom and Ireland by the Treaty of Paris, Maitland was appointed Governor and commander-in-chief of Malta and its dependencies by the Prince Regent’s Commission of 23 July 1813. On his appointment Maitland, embarked on many far reaching reforms, including the maintenance of Law and Order. After the grant of self-government in 1921, the police department became the responsibility of the Maltese government. The Malta Police Force is one of the oldest police forces in Europe.