58 ARTICLE XIII Public Order and Security SECTION 1. Law and Order. – The Regional Government shall give priority to the maintenance and preservation of law and order for the establishment of peace and the protection of life, liberty, and property of the people in the autonomous region, in consonance with the provisions of the Constitution and this Organic Act. SEC. 2. Regional Security Force. – There is hereby created a Philippine National Police Regional Command for the autonomous region, hereafter called the Special Regional Security Force (SRSF) or Regional Police Force, in short. SEC. 3. Law Governing Regional Police Force. – The Regional Assembly shall enact laws to govern the Regional Police Force consistent with the pertinent provisions of the Constitution and this Organic Act. The members of the Moro National Liberation Front who are integrated into the Regional Police Force may be deployed in the autonomous region or elsewhere in the Republic as may be determined by the proper police authorities. SEC. 4. Regional Police Force Composition. – The PNP Regional Command for the autonomous region/SRSF shall be composed of the existing PNP units therein, the MNLF elements, and other residents of the area who may later on be recruited into the SRSF. SEC. 5. Powers and Functions of Regional Police Force. – The Regional Police Force shall exercise within the autonomous region the following powers and functions: (a) Enforce laws enacted by the Congress and by the Regional Assembly relative to the protection of lives and properties of the people; (b) Maintain law and order and ensure public safety;