Application of the Act

This Act shall not apply to, (a) attorneys-at-law in the practice of their profession, or to their employees while acting in the usual and regular scope of their employment; (b) persons who search for and furnish (i) as to the financial credit rating of persons; (ii) to employers as to the qualifications and suitability of their employees or prospective employees; (iii) as to the qualification and suitability of applicants for insurance and indemnity bonds and who do not otherwise act as private investigators; (c) the Belize Police Department or any person acting under the authority of any Act; (d) insurance adjusters and their employees while acting in the usual and regular scope of their employment; Private Security and Investigation Services (Control) 7 (e) insurance companies lawfully carrying on business in Belize and their employees while acting in the usual and regular scope of their employment; (f) a watchman who is not employed by a company; (g) unarmed invigilators employed in shops and establishments to oversee customers; (h) casual security guards whose employment is less than two days at a time and who do not carry firearms; or (i) any other class of persons excepted by the