Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “badge” means a badge issued to a security guard under section 7 (4); “certificate” means a certificate of registration issued to a security guard under section 7 (4); “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Police; “licence” means a licence issued under section 4; “licensee” means a person issued with a licence under section 4; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of home affairs is assigned; “Police Force” has the same meaning as in section 111 of the Constitution; P34 – 1 [Issue 2] Private Security Service Act “private security service” means the business of providing, for remuneration or reward, a security service, the services of a security guard, and the secure transportation and delivery of property; “security guard”— (a) means a person employed by a private security service who guards, patrols or provides any other security service for the purpose of protecting a person or property; and (b) includes, for the purposes of section 3 (2), a person who is employed permanently or on a casual or contractual basis, by the licensee, owner or operator of a nightclub, discothèque, private club, restaurant, café, pub or bar, or by any licensee under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act, for guarding, patrolling or providing any other security service for the purpose of protecting a person or property; “security service” includes the provision of security through electronic means or any other device. [S. 2 amended by s. 3 of Act 2 of 2008 w.e.f. 1 July 2008.]