Regulation No. 581 of 1993 on conditions of admission into the Police Service and oath formula

Regulation Nr. 581 of 8.2.1993 SUMMARY TRANSLATION ON CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION INTO THE POLICE SERVICE AND OATH FORMULA Pursuant to art. 58 of the law 7623 of 13 October 1992 on forestry the Minister of Agriculture and Food has issued the following regulation The forestry service police is organized as an armed executive specialized organ with the objective of controlling and protecting forests, wild animals and fowl, medical aromatic and tanifer plants for the implementation of legislation. They have to be faithful, have a great conscience, be decisive and brave for the performance of their duty to take immediate measures in compliance with law and subsidiary legislation. They have the duty to know the areas where they work, to enhance knowledge of legislation, to use methods of persuasion with every juridical and physical person, Albanian or foreign, treating him in an equitable manner with administrative measures having as a target to prevent penal actions and administrative contraventions, avoiding tolerance through the person who performs the prohibited activities. Conditions of acceptance in the forest service police Art. 1 ·secondary forestry education military service or military courses physical and psycho ability no convictions under forest legislation or abuse of public duties, morality. Middle school (non forestry) sufficient when other requirements are met. Art. 2 There are "Effective officers" and "sub-officers". Sub-officers are members of the forest police service who finished middle forestry school and know legislation on forestry, regulations, and military basic knowledge. Art 3 Officers are members of the forest police service who finished high forestry school (=university up to 23 or 24) and must have performed military service as a specialist. Must attend a special qualification course organized by the General Directorate. Both must attend courses during service. Art. 4 Nomination of both, at district level, by the District Directorate. The General Directorate establishes number and appoints a director. Art. 5 All work up to age 55. Afterwards when possible they may be given other duties depending on abilities, and have same rights and duties as forest police sevice. Art. 6 Directors must have 5-10 years of experience and professional ability according to the importance of functions. Art. 7 They may be convicted under serious conditions, when they do not perform duties in case of death, injuries, theft of serious nature, fire, damage of forest resources. Art. 8 They may be dismissed in case of great contravention of their duties, when convicted of serious deficiencies. In this case they are deprived of ID, arms, uniform. Art. 9 Decision of dismission must be made by same organ which had put them in duty. Officers have right of appeal to Minister of Agriculture and Food. Sub-officers have the right of appeal to the General Directorate of Forests. Art. 10 They enjoy all rights of military status established by law or subsidiary legislation. Art. 11 They enter on duty after pronouncing the following oath. Oath ..... Art. 12 The oath is made solemnly before the director of the forest police service in the district in the presence of others. Art. 13 The oath is registered in a special book and si.gned by the worker sworn in and the director. Art. 14 This regulation enters into force immediately. Certified to be original. Director Minister