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The Airport Police Service (APS) ((アイルランド語:Póilíní an Aerfoirt)) is a small police force responsible for providing general policing and aviation security duties at the three state airports in Ireland: Dublin Airport, Cork Airport and Shannon Airport. The Airport Police service was first founded in 1936 in Dublin Airport and first became "Authorised Officers" under section 15 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1950〔() Definition of an Authorised Officer〕 for the Minister of Transport. ==Organisation & Role== The APS is established, funded and maintained by the owners of Dublin Airport and Cork Airport, the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) and in Shannon Airport by the Shannon Airport Authority, both entities are state owned by the Irish Government. The Role & Objectives of the Airport Police Service is the prevention, detection and response to all criminal acts occurring within their jurisdictional area along with ensuring public safety and the maintenance of public order. The force is also mandated to safeguard the airport from acts of unlawful interference to civil aviation. The Airport Police Service play an integral role as a primary responding agency (PRA) in the event of any Major Emergency or Incident occurring in the airport and work alongside the Airport Fire & Rescue Service or agencies such as Gardai, HSE or Local Fire Service. Each of the state airport authorities are "statutory undertakers" under section 23 of the Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998〔() Statutory Responsibilities of an Airport Operator〕 The companies meets statutory requirements under the act by having its own Police Service while also meeting other requirements under other national & international aviation regulations & legislation〔() Irish Aviation Security policy DTTS website〕 which are required to be met for the state airports to operate. At the state airports, each force is led by a Chief Police Officer who is responsible for the oversight & management of the police service. The Chief Officer is supported by a group of Senior officers & team of support staff. Officers of the service have police powers authorised by the Minister for Transport / Airport Authority under section 48 of the Act of 1998〔() Power to Appoint Authorised Officers〕 and other powers granted through other Acts, police officers of the APS after selection and successful completion of recruit training are appointed and empowered as Authorised Officers and issued with a warrant card,〔() Section 48(3) that covers the issuance of each Officers warrant of appointment〕 these powers may be used within the limits and premises of each of the Irish state airports, and elsewhere on lands & roadways belonging to the Minister of Transport. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Airport Police (Ireland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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