S.I. No. 303/2014 - Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2014.

1. This Order may be cited as the Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2014.

2. In this Order—

“door supervisor (event security)” means a person who, as a door supervisor, provides security services at, in or in the vicinity of any place where a public or private event or function is taking place or about to take place;

“security guard (event security)” means a person who, as a security guard, provides the security services referred to in paragraph (

e

) of the definition of “security guard” in section 2(1) (as amended by

section 6

of the

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011

(No. 23 of 2011)) of the

Private Security Services Act 2004

(No. 12 of 2004).

3. The 1st day of November, 2014 is fixed as the day on which section 37 (as amended by

section 13

of the

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011

(No. 23 of 2011)) of the

Private Security Services Act 2004

(No. 12 of 2004) comes into operation as respects a private security employer or an independent contractor who provides a security service as a—

(

a

) door supervisor (event security),

(

b

) security guard (event security).

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

23 June 2014.

FRANCES FITZGERALD,

Minister for Justice and Equality.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

8

th July

, 2014.

I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(2) of the

Private Security Services Act 2004

(No. 12 of 2004), order as follows