Seychelles has always been a quite place for living and visiting. Its society is made up of peoples from a number of regions of the world including Europe, Africa and Asia. They have settled in the islands with no signs of disquiet among them. Constitution Article 161: The functions of the Police are a) to maintain law and order in and preserve the internal security of Seychelles […] b) to prevent and detect crime in Seychelles and over any other area over which the Republic has proclaimed its jurisdiction; and c) to perform such other functions as may be prescribed by an Act. Article 163.1: The functions of the Defence Forces area) to defend Seychelles and any other area over which the Republic has proclaimed its jurisdiction; c) during a period of emergency to provide assistance to civil authorities […] d) to perform as directed by the President functions and services of a civil nature so as to participate to the maximum extent in the task of national development and improvement in accordance with or under an Act. Police Force Act, 23/11/1959 Updated by SI 41 of 1991 Section 6. Functions of the police: The Force shall be employed in Seychelles for the maintenance of law and order, the preservation of peace, the prevention and detection of crime, and the apprehension of offenders, and for the performance of such duties police officers may carry arms. Defence Act, 1/01/1981. Laws of Seychelles Updated by SI 19 of 1986 Section 5: Subject to this Act, the functions of the Defence force area) to defend Seychelles; b) to assist the civil power, as provided in Section 30 and 32; c) to perform functions and services of a civil nature as provided in section 33; and d) to assist in the fulfillment by Seychelles of its international obligations, as provided in Section 34". Section 30: Where the Commander-in-Chief is of the opinion that a situation threatening national security or the preservation of the public order exists to such an extend that the intervention of the Defence Force is required he may call the Defence Force in aid of the civil power. Section 32: The Defence Force or part thereof, shall, at the direction of the Commander-in-Chief, give assistance to the civil power in the event of a civil disaster.