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Act of March 11, 2022 on the defense of the Fatherland - the act passed by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of the 9th term of office on basic issues in the field of national defense. On March 17, 2022, it was unanimously adopted by the Senate, and on March 18, 2022, it was signed by the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda.

Pursuant to Art. 824, the act will enter into force within 30 days from the date of its announcement, i.e. April 22, 2022 (initially it was to enter into force on July 1, 2022, but due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Seym has changed the date of entry into force of the act). It is to replace a dozen or so acts, including the act of November 21, 1967 on the universal obligation to defend the Republic of Poland.

Types of the Armed Forces according to the Act
Pursuant to Art. 15 sec. 1 of the Act, the Armed Forces are composed of the following types:


 * Land forces,
 * Air forces,
 * Navy,
 * Special Forces,
 * Territorial Defense Forces.

Moreover, pursuant to Art. 15 sec. 4 of the Act, the Armed Forces also include:


 * Military Gendarmerie as their separate and specialized service;
 * The Cyberspace Defense Forces, as a specialized component of the Armed Forces, are appropriate for the implementation of the full spectrum of activities in cyberspace, in particular in the field of proactive protection and active defense of cyberspace elements and resources crucial from the point of view of the Armed Forces.

Pursuant to Art. 15 sec. 5 of this Act, in the event of a general or partial mobilization, and during the war, the Military Counterintelligence Service and the Military Intelligence Service become, by operation of law, part of the Armed Forces.