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.