Section 7:

7. Security guards to be registered (1) Any person who wishes to perform the duties of a security guard shall make an application for a certificate of registration to the Commissioner in such form as may be approved by the Commissioner. [Issue 2] P34 – 4 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2) The Commissioner may require an applicant to furnish such additional information, and make such investigations and conduct such examinations as he considers necessary respecting the character and competence of the applicant. (3) The Commissioner may refuse to register an applicant who— (a) is under the age of 18; (b) is medically unfit; (c) does not have the appropriate training and skills necessary for him to perform the duties of a security guard; (d) has made, in the application for registration, a statement containing information which is false in any material particular; (e) has been convicted, in Mauritius or elsewhere, of an offence involving fraud and dishonesty, or of any other offence punishable by imprisonment; (f) is otherwise not a fit and proper person to be registered. (4) Where the Commissioner is satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements of this section, he may, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit to impose, issue a certificate of registration and a badge to the applicant on payment of the prescribed fee.