THE PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION AUTHORITY ACT

1 PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATlON AUTHORITY 1 THE PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION AUTHORITY ACT WGBMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Short title. PART I. Preliminary 2. Interpretation. PART U. PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION Aufhority 3. 4. 5. 5A. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Establishment of the PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION AUTHORITY . Functions of the AUTHORITY . Appointment of secretary and other officers and employees. Pension scheme, medical benefits, etc. Funds of AUTHORITY . Accounts and audit. AnnuaP report. Ministerial directions. Restriction on PRIVATE SECURITY organization. Licences. Grounds for refusal of licences. Cancellation of licence. Registration. Registration cards. The register. Registration of PRIVATE SECURITY guards. Registration as SECURITY trainer. AUTHORITY to refuse registration in certain cases. Cancellation of registration of PRIVATE SECURITY guards. [The inclusion of this page is authorized by 146/ 19991 2 PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION AUTHORITY 21.]

2 Temporary l!.icence or temporary registration. 22. Notification of intention to cancel licence or registration. 23. Appeals. PART III. Duties of Licensees 24. Duty of licensee to notify AUTHORITY . 25. Particulars of employment. 26. Inspection of books, documents, records. 27. Employment of PRIVATE investigators or PRIVATE SECURITY guards. 28. Possession of firearms by emplbyees. PART IV. Miscellaneous 29. Offencm. 30. Certification of convictions. 3 1. regulations . [The~inclusion d this page is authorized by 146/ 19991 PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION AUTHORITY 3 THE PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION ~cts AUTHORITY ACT a0fs9sL 20 of 1998. 02 dm [3rd June, I 992. ] 3rd kh I. nis Act may be cited as the PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION Shwalitk. AUTHORITY Act. PART I. Preliminary 2. In this Act- " AUTHORITY " means the PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION AUTHORITY established in accordance with this Act; "chairman" means the chairman of the AUTHORITY ; "contract SECURITY organization" means an organization operating in the Island which provides secwiiy services (including SECURITY surveys and risk analyses) on a contractual basis, with armed or unarmed SECURITY guards, to another organization or person; "bctions9* includes powers and duties; "licensee9* means any person who is the holder of a licence issued under this Act; " PRIVATE investigator" means a person who pepforms, on a contractual basis, work involving the search for evidence, facts or inhation, including surveillance services; " PRIVATE SECURITY organization" means a contract SECURITY organization, PRIVATE investigator or a proprietary SECURITY organization.]

3 "proprietary SECURITY organization" means a company, firm or other organization which has in ib employ med or unanned SECURITY guards for the protection of such company, firm or other organization; PRWATE SECUm- REGULATION AUTHORITY " SECURITY guardn means a person employed as such by a contract SECURITY organization or proprietary SECURITY organization. PART I I. PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION AUTHORITY ) There is hereby established a body to be called the PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION AUTHORITY , which shall be a body corporate to which the provisions of section 28 of the Interpretation Act shall apply. (2) The provisions of the First Schedule shall have effect with respect to the constitution of the AUTHORITY and otherwise in relation thereto. ) The functions of the AUTHORITY shall be to regulate the PRIVATE SECURITY industry and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoin* (a) to consider and determine applications under this Act for registration and for licences and the renewal of such licences; (6) to monitor the operations of PRIVATE SECURITY organ- izations; (c) to make enquiries and collect information as it may think necessary or desirable for the purpose of carrying out its functions; (d) generally to take all such other lawful measures as it may consider necessary or desirable to assist it in carrying out its functions under this Act.

4 0 ) Subject to subsection (2), 'the AUTHORITY may appoint and employ at such remuneration and on such. terms and conditions as it thinks fit, a secretary and such other officers and employees as it thinks necessary for the proper carrying out of the provisions of this Act. - lTbc idmlor of thin pip b rhrbcd by LS. IUnOllJ PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION AUTHORITY 5 (2) The AUTHORITY shall not- (a) assign to any post any salary in excess of the pre- scribed rate without the prior approval of the Minister; or (21) make any appointment to any post to which a salary in excess of the prescribed rate is assigned without the prior approval of the Miriister. (3) The Governor-General may, subject to such con- ditions as he may impose, approve of the appointment of any officer in the service of the Government to any office with the AUTHORITY and any officer so appointed shal!, while so employed, in relation to any pension, gratuity or other allowance, and in relation to other rights as a public officer, be treated as continuing in the service of the Government.

5 (4) In subsection (2) the prescribed rate means a rate of fifty thousand dollars per mum or such higher rate as the Minister may, by order, prescribe. 5A. The AUTHORITY may, with the approval of the Min- pmim (U) enter into arrangements respeoting schemes, benefits, (b) make regulations , acheme, medical ister- whether by way of insurance policies or not; and for medical benefits, pensions, gratuities and other retiring benefits or disability or death benefits, in respect of the employees of the AUTHORITY and such arrangements or regulations may include provisions for the grant of benefits to the dependants and the legal representatives of such employees.. s. 2. 6. The funds of the AUTHORITY shall consist of- (a) such fees as may be paid to it; (b) such sums as may be provided annually by Parlia- ment for the purposes of this Act; (c) such other money as may in any manner become [The Inclusion of this page is authorized by 1461 19991 Fund8 of AllthOrity.]

6 6 Accounts and audit. hUd report. Ministe- rial direc- tions. PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION AUTHORITY payable to or vest in the AUTHORITY in respect of its functions. (1) The AUTHORITY shall keep proper accounts of its transactions and other records in relation to the business of the AUTHORITY and shall prepare annually a statement of accounts in a form satisfactory to the Minister being a form which conforms with established accounting principles. (2) The accounts of the AUTHORITY shall be audited by auditors appointed annually by the AUTHORITY and approved by the Minister. (3) The members, officers and employees of the Au- thority shall grant to the auditors appointed under wbsection (2) access to all books, documents, cash and securities of the AUTHORITY and shall give to them on request all such informa- tion as may be within their knowledge ia relation to the operation of the AUTHORITY . (4) Where an auditor is appointed under subsection (2) the auditor s fee shall be paid by the AUTHORITY .

7 8,-(1) Within five months after the end of exh financial year or within such longer period as the Minister may in special circumstances approve, the AUTHORITY shall cause tc be prepared and shall transmit to the Minister a rcport deal- ing generally with the activities of the AUTHORITY during the preceding financial year. (2) The Minister shall cause a copy of the report, together with the annual statement of accounts and the auditor s report thereon, to be laid on the Table of the House of Representatives and of the Senate. 9. The Minister may, after consultation with the chairman, give to the AUTHORITY written directions of a general nature as to the policy to be followed by the AUTHORITY in the exer- cise and performance of its functions in relation to mattzrs appearing to him to concern the public interest, and tile AUTHORITY shall give effect to such directions. [The inclusion of this page is authorized by 1461 19991 PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION AUTHORITY 7 Restriction organua- tion.]

8 (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall operate on pTiivate a PRIVATE SECURITY organization unless that person is the secur~fy (2) The persons listed in the Second Schedule shall be Second holder of a licence granted under this Act. Schedule. exempt from the provisions of subsection (1) to the extent specified in that Schedule. (1) Every application for a licence under this Act ficencm shall be made to the AUTHORITY in such form and manner as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied by the pre- scribed application fee. (2) A licence granted under this Act- (a) shall remain in force for such period as may be specified therein not exceeding five years and may be renewed from time to time for pericds not ex- ceeding five years; (b) may be granted subject to such restrictions and on such conditions as may be specified in the licence; and (c) shall be subject to the payment of such annual fee as may from time to time be prescribed by the Minister. (3) Where an application for a licence is refused, any fee paid under subsection (1) shall be refunded to the appli- cant.

9 (1) The AUTHORITY shall refuse to grant a licence Grounds under this Act- (a) to any individual who- (i) is under the age of eighteen years; (ii) has had an order in bankruptcy made against him which remains undischarged; Fe inclusion of this page is authorized by 146/1999] for refusal d Liceocer. 8 PRIVATE SECURITY REGULATION AUTHORITY Third Sohedde. Cancdla- tion of licence. (iii) has been convicted, during the period of ten years immediately preceding the application, of an offence specified in Part I of the Third Schedule; (iv) the AUTHORITY has reasonable cause to believe is incapable by reason of mental or physical disability of carrying out the dpera- tions for which the licence is required; (6) to any body corporate in respect of which- a resolution has been passed or an order bas been made by a court of competent jurisdic- tion for its winding up; a receiver has been appointed for any of its property; any of its directors has been convicted of an offence specified in Part I of the Third Sche- dule; or it has been convicted, during the period of ten years immediately preceding the applica- tion, of an offence in Part I1 of the Third Schedule; (c) in any case where the AUTHORITY is satisfied that the applicant is not a fit and proper person to be grant- ed a licence.

10 (2) Where the AUTHORITY refuses to grant a licence on the ground specified in subsection (1) (c), the AUTHORITY shall state the reasons therefor and inform the applicant of the right of appeal conferred by section 23. ) Subject to section 21, the AUTHORITY shall cancel a licence granted under this Act where it is satisfied that- (a) the licensee has had an order in bankruptcy made against him which remains undischarged; [The inclusion of this page is authorized by 146/ 19991 PRIVATE SECURITY REGUL-4 TIOh' AUTHORITY 9 the licensee is incapable by means of mental or physical disability of carrying out the operations usually carried out by a PRIVATE SECURITY organiza- tion; the licensee knowingly and wilfully gave false information of a material nature in conncetion with his application for the grant or renewal of his licence; the condition upon which the licence was originallj granted or renewed can no longer be fulfilled by the licensee; or the licensee- (i) is convicted of any offence against this Act or any offence listed in Part I of the Third Third Schedule; (ii) in the case of an individual, is dead.]