hold the full legal powers of a Police Constable when on official duty; Customs Officers, Fishery Officers, Aviation Security Officers, have limited powers (including the power to arrest or detain) in particular circumstances. Sri Lanka The Special Task Force is a special police unit that is somewhat equal to the US SWAT teams, however they have broader responsibilities such as Counter-Terrorism, VVIP protection, bomb and EID disposal, etc. Sweden Nationella Insatsstyrkan Piketen Taiwan Special police in Republic of China (Taiwan) includes Thunder Squad of municipal governments (local police departments), Peace Enforcing Special Service Forces aka "Wei-An" Forces of Ministry of the Interior, and Military Police Special Services Company Code-named Night Hawk of Ministry of National Defense. The 7th Special Police was a unit of the National Police Agency and later evolved into what is now the Republic of China Coast Guard. Turkey Police Special Operation Department Gendarmerie Special Operations Gendarmerie Special Public Security Command Maritime Search and Security Operations Team Northern Cyprus TRNC Special Operation Department United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, special police force has a special meaning in law and describes one of the forces defined as such in legislation including: Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 Police and Justice Act 2006 These are managed by government departments other than the Home Office, and have duties and responsibilities associated with particular legal or illegal activities rather than the geographical areas which are served by a single territorial police force. There are three such forces: British Transport Police: Responsible for policing the rail network in Great Britain. Civil Nuclear Constabulary: Non-military nuclear installations and non-military nuclear material in transit. Ministry of Defence Police: Ministry of Defence property, personnel, other defence interests, UK nuclear weapons and special nuclear materials. The National Crime Agency (whose full powers are limited to England and Wales) is not a police force but an agency responsible to a Secretary of State; however, officers are 'triple warranted' – with powers of a police officer, immigration officer and customs officer. Special police can also be used in terms of special constables, who are volunteers who have the same powers of arrest as a regular/full time police constable. United States In United States terminology, special police can mean: Auxiliary, reserve, or special police; members of volunteer, unpaid or paid, part-time unit of a larger, full-service law enforcement agency