The Armed Forces shall undertake all responsibilities essential to the protection of sea and land barriers and the enforcement of laws in this respect. They have the right to fire at any smuggler and infiltrator in the sea and border zones in accordance with the instructions of the general chief officers of the Armed Forces. In protecting the land and sea borders the Armed Forces shall have the following specific tasks:

     a. Tasks of the land border guards:

          1. the guarding of all land borders, roads, tracks, paths and passages

          2. fighting the smuggling and infiltrators in the land border zones, and all types of persons and machines may be stopped and searched

          3. early warning regarding any suspect activity on the land border lines in the border zones

          4. concluding reports on all accidents that take place in the land border zones

          5. providing assistance in search and rescue operations in the land and border zones

          6. guarding land vehicles during its crossing of land borders, and watch it as it travels on roads and tracks

          7. safeguarding archaeological places regarding national heritage, and conserving the environment and sea riches within land borders according to applicable laws

      b. Tasks of the sea shore guards:

          1. the guarding of sea boundaries bordering other nations, early warning on any suspect activity through sea patrols, setting up all necessary establishments on the seashores and the islands of the state or by any other means necessary

          2. preventing the violation of State laws and security, custom, immigration, health and environmental regulations

          3. search and rescue operations and providing assistance in emergencies

          4. guarding sea navigation with the Ministry of Communications and port authorities and reporting navigation dangers

          5. protection of petrol establishments, cables and sea pipelines

          6. protection of means of facilitating navigation, navigation facilities and other establishments