Mauritius
Private Security Service Act
Act 5 of 2004
- Commenced on 1 July 2008
- [This is the version of this document at 30 June 2017.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Private Security Service Act.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;"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, cafè, 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.]3. Application of Act
4. Private security services to be licensed
5. Duties of licensees
Every licencee shall—6. Security
7. Security guards to be registered
8. Duration and renewal licences and certificates
9. Cessation of business by licensees
9A. Duty to notify Commissioner
Where the licensee, owner or operator of a nightclub, discothèque, private club, restaurant, cafè, pub or bar, or a licensee under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act, recruits or terminates the employment of a security guard, he shall notify the Commissioner in writing within 7 days of the recruitment or the termination of employment.[S. 9A inserted by s. 5 of Act 2 of 2008 w.e.f. 1 July 2008.]9B. Uniform of security guards
Where the Commissioner issues a certificate of registration to a security guard employed by the licensee of a nightclub, discothèque, private club, restaurant, cafè, pub or bar, or by a licensee under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act, he may specify the type of uniform to be worn by the security guard.[S. 9B inserted by s. 5 of Act 2 of 2008 w.e.f. 1 July 2008.]10. Registers
11. Identification of security guards
Every security guard shall, while on duty—12. Duplicate and temporary licences, certificates or badges
13. Cancellation or suspension of licences and certificates
14. Application for restoration of licences or certificates
15. Appeal Board
16. Training of licensees and security guards
Subject to any other enactment and to the approval of the Commissioner on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, any person may, for the purposes of this Act, conduct training courses for licensees and security guards.[S. 16 repealed and replaced by s. 5A of Act 2 of 2008 w.e.f. 1 July 2008.]17. Powers of Commissioner
The Commissioner shall—18. Offences
19. Regulations
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History of this document
30 June 2017 this version
Consolidation
01 July 2008
Commenced