On 25 March 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs enacted the Myanmar Police Act. One of the main objective of the law is to safeguard national security and protection. Some of the provisions of the law extend the involvement of police forces in the state's defence and security affairs for a certain period when necessary. Section 6 also allows the State Administration Council ("SAC") to reform the duties and structure of the police forces as may be necessary. The Myanmar Police Act abolishes the four previous police laws i.e., Rangoon Police Act, 1899, the Police Act 1945, the Karen State Police Act 1959, and the Kayah State Police Act 1959.
