Private Security Industry Act(CHAPTER 250A)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Act not applicable to certain persons
4 Appointment of licensing officers and assistant licensing officers
Part II PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS AND PRIVATE INVESTIGATION AGENCIES
5 Meaning of "private investigator"
6 No person to be private investigator without private investigator’s licence
7 No person to supply private investigators’ services without private investigation agency’s licence
8 Employees who are private investigators
9 Employees who are not private investigators
10 Private investigation agency to obtain identification documents from client
11 Approvals required for certain security assignments
12 Duty to keep records
Part III SECURITY OFFICERS AND SECURITY AGENCIES
13 Meaning of "security officer"
14 No person to be security officer without security officer’s licence
15 No person to supply security officers’ services without security agency’s licence
16 Employees who are security officers
17 Employees who are not security officers
Part IV SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND FALSE ALARMS
18 Meaning of providing security service
19 Unlicensed security service provider prohibited
20 False alarms
Part V LICENSING PROCEDURES
21 Grant and renewal of licence
22 Conditions of licence
23 Form and validity of licence
24 Revocation or suspension of licence
25 Effect of revocation or suspension of licence
26 Appeal to Minister
Part VI INSPECTIONS AND POWERS OF ENFORCEMENT
27 Power to search premises
28 Power to arrest
29 Power to investigate
30 Monitoring powers of licensing officer
Part VII OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
31 Obstruction of search, etc.
32 Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
33 Composition of offences
34 Jurisdiction of court
Part VIII MISCELLANEOUS
35 Unlicensed private investigation agency, unlicensed security agency and unlicensed security service provider not to recover fees, etc.
36 Service of documents, etc.
37 Power to exempt
38 Amendment of Schedule
39 Regulations
40 Repeal
41 Consequential amendment to Central Provident Fund Act
42 Consequential amendment to Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act
43 Transitional and savings provisions
THE SCHEDULE Security equipment
Legislative History