SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 13 Private Security Services
Records
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1
A constable may—
a
enter premises where a business involving the provision of security services is being carried on, and
b
require records kept there of a person employed as a security guard to be produced for the constable’s inspection.
2
A constable exercising the power under this paragraph—
a
shall identify himself to a person appearing to be in charge of the premises, and
b
if the constable is not in uniform, shall produce to that person documentary evidence that he is a constable.
3
A person commits an offence if he fails to comply with a requirement under this paragraph.
4
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under sub-paragraph (3) to show that he had a reasonable excuse for his failure.
5
A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (3) shall be liable on summary conviction to—
a
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,
b
a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or
c
both.
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1
A person who provides security services for reward commits an offence if he makes or keeps a record of a person employed by him as a security guard which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.
2
A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph 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.