16(1)A constable may—N.I.
(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.
17(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.N.I.
(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.