SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 13 Private Security Services
Unlicensed services: offences
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1
A person commits an offence if he publishes or causes to be published an advertisement for the provision for reward of security services by a person who does not hold a licence under this Schedule.
2
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this paragraph to prove—
a
that his business is publishing advertisements or arranging for their publication,
b
that he received the advertisement for publication in the ordinary course of business, and
c
that he reasonably believed that the person mentioned in the advertisement as the provider of security services held a licence under this Schedule.