Prohibition against providing security services, etc. without a licence

(1) No person shall, (a) engage in the business of providing private investigation or security services; or (b) act as a private investigator or a security guard, unless he is a licence holder under this Act. (2) No person shall hold himself out as acting as a private investigator or a security guard or as being engaged in the business of providing private investigation or security services unless he is licensed under this Act. Private Security and 8 (3) Every person who, at the commencement of this Act, is engaged in the business of providing private investigation or security services, or who is acting as a private investigator or a security guard, shall, if he or it intends to continue to do so, apply to the Commissioner for a licence within one month of such commencement, and shall, if the licence is refused, forthwith cease to continue in such work or business. (4) Any person who contravenes subsections (1), (2) or (3) of this section, commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment. (5) Where an offence under this section is committed by a security company and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of any director, chief executive officer, manager, secretary or other similar officer or servant of the security company, such director, chief executive officer, manager, secretary or other similar officer or servant shall be deemed to have committed the offence under this section and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly, in addition to or together with the security company.