Cap. 389 Art. 6Applications for licence of private guard agency and private guards.

(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a private guard agency or as a private guard shall make an application in writing to the Commissioner.

(2) Such application shall in the case of a private guard agency, contain the following information which shall be accompanied by such documentation in support thereof, as the case may require:

(a) the full name and business address, and in the case of an individual a legally valid identification document number and in the case of a commercial partnership, the registered number and office of the partnership;

(b) the name under which the applicant intends to carry on his activities;

(c) the nature of the activities which the applicant intends to carry on;

(d) in the case of a body of persons the names and addresses and legally valid identification document numbers of the shareholders, partners, directors, secretaries and any other officers of the body and financial or other interest which could in any way conflict with the services to be provided by the private guard agency; such other interest shall include any other business or economic activity carried out or being carried out, or services provided or being provided, or employment held or being held, by the applicant;

(f) if an applicant was previously carrying on any business activity, the financial statements for the last three years, and if under any other law such financial statements are required to be audited, the audited financial statements;

(g) experience relevant to private guard services held by any person mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (d) above.

(3) In the case of a private guard the application shall contain the following information which shall be accompanied by such documentation in support thereof, as the case may require:

(a) the full name, address and a legally valid identification document number;

(b) the date and place of birth;

(c) full details of the applicant’s working experience;

(d) a declaration by the applicant stating that he has no financial or other interest which could in any way conflict with the services to be provided as a private guard;

(e) academic, training and other qualifications held to act as a private guard.

(4) An application under this article shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.

(5) The Commissioner may, in the circumstances of any particular case require additional information or that any information submitted under this article be supported by such relevant documentation as he may require.

(6) In considering an application lodged by any person desiring to be licensed as a private guard agency employing or engaging private guards to provide private guard services in any place of entertainment the Commissioner shall determine whether the place of entertainment in question requires the provision of such services, taking into account security considerations including in particular the maximum capacity of the place of entertainment in question.

(7) Where a person desires to engage a private guard agency for the purposes of providing private guard services at a place of entertainment such person shall request the prior authorisation of Commissioner shall consider whether the criteria for specialised private guard services are fulfilled.