The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia in 1997 on April 7, Regulation No 137 in Riga (No. 19. ¤) amendments to the law "on the protection force" Issued by the constitutional article 81 in order to make the law "on the protection force" (the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council and Government Informant, 1992, 46./47./48.nr.; The Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1994, no. 13, 23; 1995, no 2; 1996, no. 14; in 1997, no 6.) the following amendments: 1. in article 3: replace the words "1.1 mobile archers" with the words "land forces";
1.2. replace the word "special" with the word "special";
1.3. adding to the article after the word "subdivisions" with the words "and the military police."
2. in article 4:2.1 replace the "b" in subparagraph the words "mobile" with the words "party land";
2.2. to replace the "e" in subparagraph the words "special task" with the words "special tasks";
2.3. to supplement the article with the "f" section of the following: "(f)) military police fulfilling this statutory military police tasks throughout the national territory and in all national armed forces units (garnizono), regardless of their lift and carry out cognitive tasks within its jurisdiction."
3. To supplement the law with article 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 as follows: "article 4.1. Military police and its tasks (1) military police is a single Defense Force unit, which performs military police tasks to the extent set out in this law.
(2) military police has the following tasks: (a) the President) to provide national protection (security);
(b) control the behavior of soldiers), and to ensure the respect of the military discipline outside troops and elements of the dislocation;
(c)) to investigate serious violations of military discipline and extreme accidents and control the disciplinary measure of virssardzn of soldiers serving sentences;
d) controlling national armed forces discipline of movement of vehicles, provide military transport, leisure and transport, the column movement control;
e) search and detain soldiers that are arbitrary or dezertējuš or went away;
(f) make inquiries of the State) military service crimes and crimes which are committed in military installations, specially protected military formations and their departments and territories or committed military and in military units or civilian workers in objects related to your service (post) position and (or) service (Office) duties, as well as the crimes that committed to military training are conscripted into national armed forces reservists and ārrind services in connection with their militia service and (or) the performance of duties;
(g) to ensure the military) convoy and security, which is suspected of a criminal offence or against whom a security measure has been applied, detention or house arrest, as well as to search and detain accused or convicted military personnel who avoid investigation, trial or sentence.
(3) military police may also involve other important object or individual protection (guarding). The following objects and physical persons in the list is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers, but the important military objects and their protection (security) agenda is determined by the Minister of defence.
(4) the second subparagraph of this article, the "b" and "d" tasks in military police can provide also a military internal territories and objects, military training camps (landfill) or military maneuver routes, if it is determined by the national armed forces Commander or emergencies demanded troops units or parts of the Commander.
(5) in the second paragraph of this article, "a", "e" and "g" in the third paragraph, and point at certain tasks, military police have limited operational entities. Military police officer expressly authorized to operational activities in the cases stipulated by law and order is entitled to make that law 9, 11 and 13, as well as article 16 laid down in the first paragraph of operational measures.
(6) in exceptional condition during military police tasks in addition to those laid down in this law, the Cabinet of Ministers.
(7) military police structure and numerical composition determines the national armed forces Commander. The military police regulations approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
4.2 article. Military police inquiry service (1) military police inquiries service is a cognitive authority, which shall carry out its tasks of the Latvian Criminal Procedure Code, and in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Act within the jurisdiction.
(2) military police inquiries service is headed by a Chief, who has a cognitive offender rights and responsibilities. Military police inquiries service is an independent military police unit, and its Chief is the subject of military police commander and supply of service only.
(3) a certificate in this statutory jurisdiction is carried out within the framework of the military police inquiries officers who appointed post in article 24 of this law the seventh part. Military police investigations the perpetrator in cases where he made inquiries, it is procedurally independent and follow only the law and other regulations, as well as prosecutors and courts (the judge's) instructions.
(4) military police inquiries regarding matters in which he made a statement, entitled the individual task order to request military police or other police authorities to take the necessary action for the inquiry, which, given its nature, he can not be made.
(5) operational measures in the fourth paragraph of this article, in these cases, the military police inquiries on behalf of the offender out of the Ministry of defence and the Military Counterintelligence Service in the National Guard Headquarters information service, but in some cases, other national operational entities.
4.3 article. Military police duties and rights (1) the military police have an obligation to make this statutory task.
(2) military officers performing their duties, may be armed with weapons and special funds. Weapons and special products in the order determined by the defense force military rule and the military police regulations.
(3) the military police by ensuring this statutory tasks is entitled: a) to withhold soldiers and military service conscripts of reservists, regardless of rank and rank if they have committed a gross breach of discipline or military crime;
(b) to inspect military vehicles) and their managers;
c) to perform their tasks in military or other protected objects and areas;
d) within their competence to control and check the person's in the military or in other military police guarded objects;
e) detain civilians who illegally entered or tried to enter the military or other military police guarded objects;
f) detain civilians when they attack military policeman or another soldier, military or other protected object (person) or when they are amazed at the apparent infringement or committing a crime.
(4) the military police is entitled to request that the police authorities, as well as other public authorities, legal and natural persons provides assistance or information necessary to carry out the tasks laid down in this law and eliminate the obstacles which impede the tasks. "
4. Add to article 15 of the eighth by the following: "(8) military police personnel assembled from active and reserve officers and virsdienest soldiers who are able to perform professional duties. Military police personnel manning the agenda and progress of the service determines the course of the Military regulations. "
5. Supplement article 24 to the sixth and seventh paragraph as follows: "(6) military police commander be appointed Defense Minister. Military police inquiry the police Chief's Office may appoint a military personnel with higher legal education and practical experience in legal work. Military police inquiries may be appointed in the Office of offender military personnel with higher legal education. In some cases, military personnel may be appointed to that post by the average legal education or completed higher legal education, as well as persons with practical experience in legal work.
(7) the posts related to operational measures, can appoint only the military police officers who are positively transported and passed background checks. "
6. in article 41:6.1 Express second subparagraph by the following: "(2) defense force officer and instructor positions in the first paragraph of this article, the cases may be appointed by the Republic of Latvia citizens who are in need of special education or job skills."
6.2. deletion of the third and fourth.
7. Express article 42 in the following: ' article 42. Defence force personnel the labour relations framework (1) Officers of the defence force staff positions shall be appointed by the national armed forces Commander's permission.

(2) the lower positions in defense force employees appointed by the individual parts (authorities) Commander (boss).
(3) protection force personnel the employment relationship establishes the Latvian labour code and this law. "
8. Expressing article 46 of the sixth part as follows: "(6) in the active service of the armed forces in the retirement seniority of persons giving entitlement to a retirement pension and bonus on retirement, is counted in the armed forces of other countries, and the internal troops of the border in the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council of security service, security service of the Republic of Latvia, the President of the Republic of Latvia and the parliamentary security service, the Interior Ministry and the Prosecutor's Office bodies days time, as well as 80 percent of the civilian authorities of the time worked. Bonus on retirement are granted depending on the officer's attestation results. The retirement pension is paid only to people who do not receive a pension from another country. "
9. Express article 53 the following: "article 53. Monitoring of compliance with the law in force Protection Law compliance monitoring protection could make him subject to the Attorney General and the prosecutors of the public prosecutor's Office Act and other legislation the cases and order. "
10. To supplement the law with the transitional provisions for the following: "1. the transitional provisions provide that the military police operation launched by July 1, 1997.
2. the Minister of defence until 1 July 1997, to provide military police activities necessary for the development of legislation and decision-making. "
Prime Minister a. slice Defense Minister a. Krastiņš