Section 2

any police officer;

any person holding a commission in any of the armed forces or in any local force constituted under any written law or in any visiting forces lawfully present in Malaysia;

any member of the armed forces or of any local force constituted under any written law or of any visiting forces lawfully present in Malaysia performing the duties of a guard or sentry in any protected place or protected area in accordance with orders issued by a person holding a commission in any of the armed forces or of any local force constituted under any written law or of any visiting forces lawfully present in Malaysia;

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any person performing the duties of a guard or watchman in a protected place or a protected area and specially authorized in that behalf by a police officer under section 3;

“Chief Police Officer” includes a Commissioner of Police vested with the control of the Royal Malaysia Police in respect of any area or State;

“protected area” means any area declared to be a protected area by virtue of the provisions of section 4;

“protected place” means any premises declared to be a protected place by virtue of the provisions of section 5.

Authorization of guards and watchmen