MINISTRY FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY
REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE
PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATION ACT, 2001 (ACT NO. 56 OF 2001)
The Minister for Safety and Security has, acting under section 35 of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001), made the Regulations in the Schedule hereto.
SCHEDULE
REGULATIONS REGARDING APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AS A SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDER, TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION, CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY NECESSARY TO RENDER A SECURITY SERVICE, REGISTER OF SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDERS, CHANGE OF NAME AND STATUS OF SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDER, CHANGE WITH REGARD TO INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE AUTHORITY, CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION, IDENTIFICATION AND APPOINTMENT, KEEPING OF RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS, APPLICATION FOR SUSPENSION AND WITHDRAWAL OF REGISTRATION, SPECIFICATION OF NUMBERS AND OTHER INFORMATION ON DOCUMENTS, UNIFORMS, INSIGNIA, BADGES AND FIREARMS, TRANSITIONAL AND GENERAL PROVISIONS, AUTHORITATIVE TEXT, REPEAL OF REGULATIONS, AND MATTERS INCIDENTAL TO THE ABOVE.
INDEX
Definitions 1
Application for
registration as security service provider 2
Training
requirements for registration as security service provider 3
Clearance
certificate: ex-member of an official military, security,
police
or intelligence force or service 4
Infrastructure and
capacity necessary to render a security service 5
Register of security service providers and
related issues 6
Change of name and status of security service
provider 7
Change with regard
to information provided to the Authority 8
Certificates of
registration, identification and appointment 9
Keeping of records
and documents 10
Application for
suspension and withdrawal of registration 11
Specification of
registration number and other information on
documents 12
Uniforms, insignia,
badges and firearms 13
Transitional and
general provisions 14
Authoritative text 15
Repeal of regulations 16
Short title and
commencement 17
SCHEDULE: Clearance certificate in terms of section
23(1)(f) of the
Private Security Industry Regulation Act
Definitions
1. In these regulations any word
or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act will bear the
meaning so assigned and, unless the context indicates otherwise -
“Board” means the Security
Officers’ Interim Board established by section 2 of the repealed legislation;
“day” includes Saturdays, Sundays
and public holidays;
“director” includes any person
appointed as an acting director by the Council;
“registration number” means the
registration number contemplated in regulation 6(1)(a) of these regulations;
“repealed legislation” means the
Security Officers Act, 1987 (Act No. 92 of 1987);
“the Act” means the Private Security
Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001) and includes these
regulations as well as the code of conduct for security service providers;
“the Levies Act” means the Private
Security Industry Levies Act;
“these regulations” means the
regulations contained in this Schedule.
2.(1) An application for registration as a security
service provider in terms of
section 21 of the Act must be submitted to the director on the applicable form
as determined by the Authority for this purpose and which may be obtained
from the Authority.
(2) The duly completed and signed application form submitted to the
director
in the case of an application for registration by a natural person, not
applying
for registration as a security business, must be accompanied by the
following –
(a)
payment of the
following amounts:
(i) the relevant application fee;
(ii) the amount payable to the Service in respect of the preliminary screening of the applicant by the Service on the basis of the name and identity number of the applicant, as contemplated in paragraph (f), if the applicant requests this procedure and wishes the Authority to submit the request to the Service; and
(iii) (aa) before the implementation of the Levies Act, the prescribed amount for a period of at least 1 month, as contemplated in regulation 9(4), published in Government Gazette No. 22770 dated 1 November 2001, prescribed in terms of section 18 of the repealed legislation; or
(bb) after the implementation of the Levies Act, the applicable levies for a period of at least 1 month as imposed in terms of the Levies Act;
(b)
an authenticated
copy of the first page of the official identity document of the applicant or an
authenticated copy of any other official document demonstrating the applicant’s
identity and South African citizenship;
(c)
proof to the
satisfaction of the Authority that an applicant who is not a South African
citizen has permanent resident status in South Africa;
(d)
an authenticated,
recent, clear passport size photograph of the applicant;
(e)
a clear and
complete set of fingerprints of the applicant, taken on the form used by the
Service for this purpose, by or in the presence of a member of the Service or
by or in the presence of an employee of the Authority designated in writing by
the director to perform this function;
(f)
a properly
completed request for preliminary screening by the Service on the basis of the
applicant’s name and identity number, if the applicant requests such screening,
to confirm his or her criminal record status and the Authority is willing to
consider the application in terms of sub-regulation (5);
(g)
original police
or other official clearance certificates on the criminal record status of the
applicant, where applicable, as contemplated in sub-regulation (6);
(h)
an original
clearance certificate materially satisfying the requirements in regulation 4 of
these regulations if the applicant is a person contemplated in section 23(1)(f)
of the Act;
(i)
an original
certificate or other proof, acceptable to the Authority, that the applicant has complied with the
applicable training requirements contemplated in regulation 3 of these
regulations; and
(j)
a valid undertaking regarding suretyship or
guarantee contemplated in sub-regulation (4)(c) if the applicant is a person
contemplated in section 21(1)(a)(iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
or (vii) of the Act.
(3) The duly completed and signed application form submitted to the director in the case of an application for registration by a security business, must be accompanied by the following -
(a)
payment
of the following amounts:
(i)
the relevant application fee; and
(ii) (aa) before the implementation of the Levies Act, the prescribed amount for a period of at least 2 months, as contemplated in regulation 9(3) item X, published in Government Gazette No. 22770 dated 1 November 2001, prescribed in terms of section 18 of the repealed legislation; or
(bb) after the implementation of the Levies Act, the applicable levies for a period of at least 2 months as imposed in terms of the Levies Act;
(b)
duly
completed applications for registration as contemplated in sub-regulation (2),
accompanied by all the required supporting documentation, in respect of all
persons referred to in section 21(1)(a)(ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) of
the Act, if they are not already
registered as security service providers;
(c)
an
authenticated copy of the CK1 and CK2 documentation if the applicant is a close
corporation;
(d)
an
authenticated copy of the CM1, CM2, CM27 and CM29 documentation if the
applicant is a company;
(e)
a
list, certified as correct by the duly
appointed auditor of the applicant, if the applicant is a company which is not
listed publicly, with the names, identity numbers and street addresses of all
shareholders of the applicant as at the date when the application for
registration is made, or such certified particulars of all shareholders of the
applicant who own or control 5% or more of the total shareholding of the
applicant if the applicant is a publicly listed company;
(f)
an
authenticated copy of the partnership agreement if the applicant is a
partnership;
(g)
an
authenticated copy of the trust deed and the letter of authorisation to the
trustees from the Master of the High Court if the applicant is a business
trust;
(h)
an
authenticated copy of the documentation establishing the foundation if the
applicant is a foundation;
(i)
an
authenticated copy of the documentation or authority in terms of which the
applicant is established or functions if it is a body of persons other than that referred to in paragraphs
(c), (d), (f), (g) or (h);
(j)
a
tax clearance certificate from the South African Revenue Service, unless the
director dispenses with this requirement for a sound reason after obtaining approval from the
Council;
(k)
sufficient
information in writing to enable the Authority to ascertain whether the
applicant meets the requirements in regard to infrastructure and capacity necessary to render a security
service as contemplated in section 23(2)(b) of the Act and regulation 5 of
these regulations; and
(l)
a
resolution by the applicant security business,
in the form approved by the Authority, to apply for registration as a
security service provider.
(4) The Authority may register an applicant security business as a security service provider if -
(a) the applicant meets the requirements in respect of infrastructure and capacity contemplated in section 23(2)(b) of the Act and regulation 5 of these regulations, or will meet such requirements when commencing with its business activities in the rendering of a security service;
(b) the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the director, through substantiated factual information, that the applicant is likely to commence with its business activities in rendering a security service within a period of 3 months after such registration; and
(c) the persons referred to in section 21(1)(a)(iii),(iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) of the Act provide the suretyship or guarantee that the director may deem necessary to ensure compliance with the financial obligations of the applicant towards the Authority.
(5) The Authority may
consider the application for registration as a security service provider by a
natural person whose criminal record status has not yet been confirmed through
the classification of his or her fingerprints if –
(a)
the
applicant’s fingerprints have been taken in the manner described in regulation
2(2)(e) of these regulations and have been provided to the Authority; and
(b)
the Service has performed a preliminary
screening on the basis of the applicant’s name and identity number and has
confirmed the applicant’s criminal record status in writing as a result of such
screening.
(6) A person who has
immigrated to South Africa during the 10 year period immediately preceding his
or her application for registration as a security service provider or who has
been resident outside South Africa for an uninterrupted period of at least 1
year during the 10 year period immediately preceding his or her application for
registration, must submit an original police or other official clearance
certificate on his or her criminal record status from every country outside
South Africa where he or she has been resident within the relevant period.
(7)(a) No amount paid
to the Authority by an applicant in terms of sub-regulation (2)(a)(i),
(2)(a)(ii), (3)(a)(i) or regulation 5(2) of these regulations, is refundable if
the application for registration is withdrawn by the applicant or if the
application is not approved by the Authority.
(b) An amount paid to
the Authority as contemplated in sub-regulation (3)(a)(ii) does not affect the
liability of the security business in question in respect of payment of the
balance of the full applicable amount due in terms of the formula contained in
regulation 9(3) as contemplated in sub-regulation (3)(a)(ii), or the balance of
the full applicable levies due in terms of the Levies Act, as the case may be.
(8) A decision of the
Authority contemplated in section 23(6) of the Act to register any applicant as
a security service provider may only be taken with due regard to the applicable
policies and procedures approved for this purpose by the Council and must be
contained in a document signed by the director and in which the decision to
register the applicant must be recorded as well as the full reasons on which
the decision is based.
3.(1) The requirements regarding training, instruction and qualification in terms of this regulation apply in regard to the registration of an applicant as a security service provider as contemplated in section 23(1)(c) of the Act and do not substitute or qualify the provisions of any law or code of conduct regarding the training, instruction or qualification required before a security service provider is allowed to render a particular security service.
(2) Subject to this regulation, every natural person applying for registration as a security service provider must have successfully completed, at a training establishment accredited in terms of law, at least the training course described and recognized as “Grade E” in terms of the law and policy applied by the Board acting in terms of the provisions of the repealed legislation and the regulations made in terms thereof, or in terms of a prevailing subsequent policy applied by the Authority, as the case may be.
(3) Subject to this regulation, every person contemplated in section 21(1)(a) (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) of the Act, or a person who intends to render a security service contemplated in paragraph (l) of the definition of security service in section 1(1) of the Act, who applies for registration as a security service provider, must have successfully completed, at a training establishment accredited in terms of law, at least the training course described and recognized as “Grade B” in terms of the law and policy applied by the Board acting in terms of the provisions of the repealed legislation and the regulations made in terms thereof, or in terms of a prevailing subsequent policy applied by the Authority, as the case may be.
(4) Where an applicant for registration as a security service provider indicates on the application form contemplated in regulation 2(2) of these regulations that after registration the applicant intends to render a security service -
(a) in respect of which there is at the date of application a specific requirement regarding training, instruction or qualification in terms of the law and policy applied by the Board acting in terms of the provisions of the repealed legislation and the regulations made in terms thereof, or in terms of a prevailing subsequent policy applied by the Authority, as the case may be, the applicant must submit an original certificate or other proof, acceptable to the Authority, indicating that the applicant meets such requirement; or
(b) in respect of which there is not at the date of application a specific requirement regarding training, instruction or qualification as contemplated in paragraph (a) or any other legal provision, and in respect of which compliance with the training requirements contemplated in sub-regulations (2) or (3) would, in the opinion of the Authority, not be appropriate or necessary for registration, the applicant may be registered as a security service provider if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Authority that the applicant will be able to render such a security service on the basis of any relevant training, instruction, qualification or experience.
(5) The Authority may, for the purposes of section 23(1)(c) of the Act, upon good cause shown by an applicant to the satisfaction of the Authority and after payment of the amount as may be determined by the Authority for such purpose, recognize any relevant and adequate training, instruction, qualification or experience of an applicant as equal to or higher than that contemplated in this regulation and issue a document to the applicant to this effect for the purposes of these regulations.
(6) The Authority performs its functions in terms of this regulation after such consultation with the South African Qualifications Authority, the Policing, Security, Legal and Correctional Services Sector Education and Training Authority, or with any other statutory body, as the Authority may deem necessary.
4. (1) In this regulation, unless
the context indicates otherwise -
“former employer” means any
official military, security, police or intelligence force or service, whether
in South Africa or elsewhere, or its successor in law, of which an applicant contemplated in
section 23(1)(f) of the Act is a former member.
(2) The clearance certificate contemplated
in section 23(1)(f) of the Act must be completed in the form contained in the
Schedule to these regulations.
(3) An applicant contemplated in
section 23(1)(f) of the Act must, subject to this regulation, submit such
clearance certificate from all his or her former employers.
(4) Where an applicant submits a
certificate which does not in the opinion of the director materially satisfy
the requirements of sub-regulation (2), or if the director is of the opinion
that further enquiry or investigation is necessary, the director may postpone
consideration of the application for registration pending rectification of the
certificate to the satisfaction of the director, or finalisation of such
enquiry or investigation as may be necessary.
(5) Where an applicant’s former employer no
longer exists or where it is demonstrated by the applicant to the satisfaction
of the Authority that it is not possible or reasonably practical to submit a
clearance certificate containing all the required particulars, the Authority may –
(a)
hold
over the application for registration pending further investigation and
consideration of the background of the applicant; or
(b)
if
it is reasonable to do so in the circumstances, and after complying with the
provisions of regulation 2(8) of these regulations and obtaining the consent of
the Council, register the applicant as a security service provider if it
considers the applicant a fit and proper person to render a security service.
(6) The particulars in a clearance
certificate must be taken into account to determine whether the applicant is a
fit and proper person as contemplated in section 23(1) of the Act.
(7) A former
employer must, at the request of an applicant contemplated in section 23(1)(f)
of the Act, furnish the applicant with a properly completed clearance
certificate within a period of 30 days after receipt of the request or within
such other period as may be reasonable in the circumstances.
5. (1) Every security business applying for registration as a security service provider must, for the purposes of compliance with the provisions of section 23(2)(b) of the Act –
(a) furnish factually substantiated information in writing to the Authority on the nature and scope, including the geographical area, of the applicant’s intended and likely activities in rendering a security service for at least a period of 1 year after commencing with its business activities; and
(b) demonstrate, through a declaration with such substantiation as may be necessary, to the satisfaction of the Authority that the applicant will meet the following minimum requirements at the commencement of its business activities in the rendering of a security service, and is likely to continue to meet these requirements for at least 1 year after such commencement -
(i) the applicant has at its disposal an administrative office, consisting of at least one room dedicated for this purpose, which must be an immovable structure, situated at a place that is reasonably accessible to the inspectors of the Authority, the clients of the security business and the security officers that are used by it to render a security service, and at which reasonable office hours are maintained;
(ii) the applicant’s administrative office contains all the equipment which is reasonably necessary for the effective management and administration of the affairs of the security business, on the basis of the information furnished in terms of the provisions of sub-regulation (1)(a), in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and, without limiting the generality of the aforesaid requirement, is serviced by landline telephone communication which includes a reliable facility to receive and transmit facsimiles, and the office contains a hard copy or electronic filing system for the orderly keeping of all records and documents contemplated in regulation 10 of these regulations;
(iii) the applicant’s administrative office and internal systems meet any reasonable requirement that the Authority determines in terms of the Act;
(iv) the applicant has at its disposal as many administrative offices satisfying the requirements of this regulation, as well as such other premises and physical facilities as may be reasonably necessary, in view of the nature, extent and geographical location of the applicant’s activities;
(v) the affairs of the applicant are managed and controlled by appropriately experienced, trained or skilled persons;
(vi) the applicant has at its disposal a sufficient number of registered and appropriately trained and skilled security officers for the rendering of a security service for which it has contracted or is likely to contract;
(vii) the security officers used by the applicant in the rendering of a security service are properly controlled and supervised;
(viii) the applicant has at its disposal a sufficient number of adequately skilled administrative staff members for the purpose of the administration of the affairs of the applicant in accordance with the provisions of the Act and any other applicable law;
(ix) the applicant has at its disposal the financial means to ensure payment of the lawful wages to all the security officers and administrative staff used by it in connection with the rendering of a security service, as well as to ensure compliance with all its other statutory financial obligations;
(x) the applicant has all the necessary equipment, including vehicles and properly trained working animals, if applicable in the circumstances, as well as the uniforms, clothing and equipment that must be issued to its security officers in view of the nature of their functions, at its disposal to enable it to render a proper security service for which it has contracted or is likely to contract; and
(xi) the applicant is in lawful possession of the firearms and other weapons that are necessary to render the security service in respect of which it has contracted.
(2) If the Authority deems it necessary to conduct an inspection or any further inspection to establish whether an applicant meets any of the requirements contemplated in sub-regulation (1), the applicant must pay the amount determined by the Authority for this purpose before an inspection will be undertaken.
(3) If at any time after its registration as a security service provider, a security business fails or refuses at the written request of the director to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the director –
(a) that it still has at its disposal the infrastructure and capacity on the basis of which it was so registered; or
(b) that its current infrastructure and capacity as measured in terms of the criteria contemplated in sub-regulation (1)(b), are reasonably sufficient for the purposes of the current nature and scope of its activities as a security service provider,
the Authority may withdraw its registration thereof as a security service provider if the defects are not rectified within such a reasonable period as the director may determine for this purpose in a notice served on the security business.
6.(1) The register of security
service providers, which is kept by the Authority in terms of section 24 of the
Act, contains the following particulars:
(a) the registration number
on the registration certificate issued by the Authority in terms of section 25
of the Act or the number contemplated in regulation 14(3)(a)(i) of these
regulations;
(b) the date on the
registration certificate referred to in paragraph (a);
(c) the residential and
business or employment address (street address and postal address) and telephone contact particulars of the security
service provider;
(d) the full first names,
surname, identity number, date of birth and citizenship of the security service
provider if such provider is a natural person;
(e) particulars of the
security service or services rendered by the security service provider as well
as the category of security service providers into which the provider is
classified by the Authority;
(f) the name of the
security business, every name under which the security business is trading, the
branches of the security business, the name of every person referred to in
section 21(1)(a) of the Act, as well as the particulars contemplated in
regulation 2(3)(e) of these regulations;
(g) the name of the employer
of a security service provider who is a security officer;
(h) particulars of every conviction of improper conduct in terms of the Act and the repealed legislation, every conviction of an offence specified in the schedule to the Act and in the schedule to the repealed legislation, every conviction of an offence in terms of section 38 of the Act and every conviction of an offence in terms of section 35 of the repealed legislation;
(i) particulars of firearm
licences and permits issued to a security service provider;
(j) the particulars
contained in the register contemplated in section 13 of the repealed
legislation; and
(k) any other particulars
deemed necessary by the Authority to be included in the register.
(2) An
address of a security service provider contained in the register contemplated
in sub-regulation (1) may be used by the Authority for the purposes of serving
any document or notice in terms of the Act.
Change of name and
status of security service provider
7.(1) An application to change the name of a registered security business as contained in the register contemplated in regulation 6 of these regulations, including the name under which such business is trading, must be submitted to the director on the form approved for this purpose by the Authority and must be accompanied by the documentation required in terms of the form as well as the amount determined by the Authority for this purpose.
(2) Notification of a change in the name of a natural person registered as a security service provider must be submitted to the director, within a period of 7 days of the change occurring, on the form approved for this purpose by the Authority, accompanied by the documentation as required in terms of the form as well as the amount determined by the Authority for this purpose.
(3) A security
business which changes its name and trades under or uses such a changed name or
trades under any name not contained in the register contemplated in regulation
6 of these regulations, without having received the approval of the Authority
as contemplated in sub-regulation (1), or a security service provider who,
without sufficient cause, fails to submit the notification form as required in
terms of sub-regulation (2), is guilty of an offence and on conviction liable
to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months.
(4)(a) An application to change the legal status or the nature of a security business registered as a security service provider must be submitted to the director on the form approved for this purpose by the Authority and must be accompanied by the documentation required in terms of the said form, as well as the amount determined by the Authority for this purpose.
(b) An
application contemplated in paragraph (a) is considered in terms of the policy
and procedure approved by the Authority for this purpose and may be granted on
such conditions as determined by the Authority.
(5)(a) A registered security service provider who wishes to occupy a position contemplated in section 21(1)(a)(ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) of the Act in regard to a particular security business must submit an application to the director on the form approved for this purpose by the Authority and the application must be accompanied by the documentation required in terms of the form, as well as the amount determined by the Authority for this purpose.
8.(1) A security service
provider –
(a)
must
inform the Authority within 10 days of any change in regard to any information
submitted in writing to the Authority in terms of a provision of or an
application in terms of the Act, or information previously submitted to the
Board in writing in terms of a provision of or an application in terms of the
repealed legislation; and
(b)
must,
in the case of a security business, annually during November submit a return to
the Authority with the information required on the form approved by the
Authority for this purpose.
(2) The obligations referred to in
sub-regulation (1) must be discharged through a notice from the security
service provider which is sent by registered post, facsimile transmission,
electronic mail, or through a notice which is hand-delivered to an employee of
the Authority against a receipt issued by the Authority, or by using some other
method approved by the Authority in writing for this purpose.
(3) Every person referred to in
section 21(1)(a)(ii),
(iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) of the Act must take all reasonably practicable
steps within his or her powers, capacity or functions to ensure that the
security business in question complies with all the obligations contained in
this regulation.
(4) Any security service provider
who contravenes or fails to comply with sub-regulation (1), or any person
contemplated in sub-regulation (3) who contravenes or fails to comply with
sub-regulation (3), is guilty of an offence and on conviction liable to a fine
or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months.
Certificates of
registration, identification and appointment
9.(1) The certificate of registration
contemplated in section 25 of the Act contains the name and registration number
of the security service provider, such
further information as the Authority may determine and the seal of the office
of the director.
(2) The certificate of identification
contemplated in section 25 of the Act is in the form of a credit card, includes
a photograph of the security service provider, contains the name and
registration number of the security service provider and such further
information as the Authority may determine.
(3) The certificate of appointment of an
inspector of the Authority contemplated in section 31(3) of the Act, must
comply with every applicable requirement prescribed in terms of section
334(3)(b) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), must
contain the statement that the inspector is a peace officer for the national
territory of the Republic for the purpose of exercising the powers contemplated
in sections 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 56 of the Criminal Procedure Act,
and must contain the name and address of the Authority, a photograph of the
inspector, the name of the inspector and such further particulars as determined
by the Authority.
(4) The Authority may, on
application of a security service provider and after payment of the amount
determined by the Authority for this purpose, issue a new certificate of
registration or a new certificate of identification to the security service provider if the Authority
is satisfied that the original certificate has been materially damaged, has
been destroyed, has been lost, when the
circumstances contemplated in regulation 7 of these regulations are
present, when registration is renewed
as contemplated in section 22 of the Act, or when there is some other sound
reason for issuing a new certificate.
(5) A security service provider
must always carry his or her certificate of identification when he or she is
rendering a security service or wearing the uniform of a security business in
public and must immediately produce the certificate when requested to do so by
a member of the Service, an inspector of the Authority, a client to whom the
security service provider is rendering a security service, a person authorized
by such client in writing, or by any other person with a legitimate interest to
ascertain the registration status and identity of the security service
provider.
(6) A security service provider
who –
(a)
without
sufficient cause fails or refuses to comply with a request contemplated in
sub-regulation (5);
(b)
changes,
falsifies information on, defaces, destroys or fails to take reasonable steps
to safeguard his or her certificate of
registration or certificate of identification;
or
(c)
without
a legal ground justifying such conduct, withholds, retains or is in possession
of the certificate of registration or certificate of identification of another
security service provider,
is guilty of an offence and on conviction liable to a fine or to imprisonment
for a period not exceeding 6 months.
10.(1) Every security business
must, subject to this regulation, keep all the records and documents concerning
the management, administration and other matters relating to the rendering of
security service by it.
(2) Every security business must,
subject to this regulation, keep the originals of all records and documents
contemplated in this regulation in a secure and orderly manner, available for
inspection by the Authority –
(a)
at
the administrative office contemplated in regulation 5(1) of these regulations,
or if it has more than one administrative office, at the relevant office
servicing the region or the activities to which the record or documentation
relates, or at the office or place approved for this purpose by the director in
writing on application by the security business concerned; and