SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13 Private Security Services

Application for licence

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1

An application for a licence under this Schedule shall be made to the Secretary of State—

a

in such manner and form as he may specify, and

b

accompanied by such information as he may specify.

2

The Secretary of State may specify information only if it concerns—

a

the applicant,

b

a business involving the provision of security services for reward which is, was or is proposed to be carried on by the applicant,

c

a person whom the applicant employs or proposes to employ as a security guard,

d

a partner or proposed partner of the applicant (where the applicant is an individual),

e

a member or proposed member of the applicant (where the applicant is a partnership),

f

an officer or proposed officer of the applicant (where the applicant is a body corporate).

3

A person commits an offence if in connection with an application for a licence he—

a

makes a statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or

b

recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular.

4

A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (3) shall be liable—

a

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, to a fine or to both, or

b

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

5

For the purposes of this paragraph—

a

a reference to employment or proposed employment by an applicant for a licence shall, where the applicant is a partnership or a member of a partnership, be construed as a reference to employment or proposed employment by the partnership or any of the partners,

b

officer” includes a director, manager or secretary,

c

a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of a body corporate are accustomed to act shall be treated as an officer of that body, and

d

the reference to directions or instructions in paragraph (c) does not include a reference to advice given in a professional capacity.