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.