Private Guards (Amendment) Regulations, 2012

L.N. 66 of 2012

PRIVATE GUARDS AND LOCAL WARDENS ACT

(CAP. 389)

Private Guards (Amendment) Regulations, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 24 of the Private

Guards and Local Wardens Act, the Minister responsible for the

Police has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Private Guards Citation.

(Amendment) Regulations, 2012, and these regulations shall be read

and construed as one with the Private Guards Regulations, hereinafter S.L. 389.01

referred to as "the principal regulations".

In the proviso to sub-regulation (2) of regulation 4 of the Amends

principal regulations for the words "to attend a specialised course." regulation

the principal

there shall be substituted the words "to attend a specialised course:" regulations.

and immediately thereafter there shall be inserted the following new

proviso

"Provided further that the Commissioner may also,

particularly where the applicant is not required to attend a

specialised course, require the applicant to produce a reference

from the Private Guard agency that is currently employing him

or, in the event that he is not employed at the time the

application is submitted, a reference from the Private Guard

agency formerly employing him, attesting to the satisfactory

performance of duties.".

Immediately after sub-regulation (3) of regulation 6 of the Amends

principal regulations there shall be inserted the following new sub- regulation

the principal

regulation

regulations.

"(4) Any person who was licensed as a private guard

prior and up to 31 st January 2012, and who held such licence for

a period of at least six months, may apply for a licence to act as

a specialised private guard, insofar as he is in possession of the

private guard licence at the time the application is submitted and

insofar that the application is submitted by not later than 30 th

March 2012. Any such person may also apply for a licence to

act as a private guard at a place of entertainment, insofar as such

an application is submitted by not later than 30 th April 2012.

The applicant shall be required to submit a reference from the

Private Guard agency that is currently employing him or, in the

event that he is not employed at the time the application is

submitted, a reference from the Private Guard agency formerly

employing him, attesting to the satisfactory performance of

duties.".

Immediately after sub-regulation (2) of regulation 7 of the

principal regulations there shall be inserted the following new sub-

regulations

"(3) Licences issued to private guards shall indicate

whether the holder is a "Private Guard", a "Private Guard at a

Place of Entertainment", a "Specialised Private Guard (driving)"

or a "Specialised Private Guard (non-driving)".

(4) The holder of the licence shall have such duties and

powers as are assigned by the Act and by these regulations

Provided that only a specialised private guard

(driving) may provide private guard services in relation to the

transportation or guarding in transit of property or money.".

Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 11 of the principal

regulations shall be substituted by the following new sub-regulations

"(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation

(2), a private guard may perform such duties as are therein

referred to, without being issued with a specialised private

guard licence, until the 30 th June 2012.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1)

a private guard may perform such duties as are therein referred

to, without being issued with a private guard at a place of

entertainment licence, until the 30 th June 2012.".

In the proviso to sub-regulation (2) of regulation 12 of the

principal regulations for the words "31 st January 2012" there shall be

substituted the words "30 th June 2012".

The heading "Training Course for Specialised Private

Guards" in the First Schedule to the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows

(a)

under the sub-heading "Course objectives", for the

words "(in the case of applicants in possession of the required

driving licence)" there shall be substituted the words "(in the

case of applicants for a Specialised Private Guard (driving)

licence)"; and

(b) under the sub-heading "Syllabus", for the words

"(compulsory for all applicants in possession of the required

driving licence)" there shall be substituted the words "(in the

case of applicants for a Specialised Private Guard (driving)

licence)".

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