(1) No holder of a private investigator's licence shall, either by himself or in partnership with any other licensee, employ or permit to act as a responsible employee in the business of a private investigator any person who is not the holder of a certificate of approval to be a responsible employee of a private investigator.
(2) No holder of a security guard's licence shall, either by himself or in partnership with any other licensee, employ or permit to act as a responsible employee in the business of a security guard any person who is not the holder of a certificate of approval to be a responsible employee of a security guard.
(3) Any person who—
(a) being a licensee, employs any person as a responsible employee, or permits any person to act as a responsible employee, in contravention of subsection (1) or subsection (2); or
(b) is employed as a responsible employee by a licensee, or acts as a responsible employee of a licensee, in contravention of subsection (1) or subsection (2); or
(c) not being the holder of a certificate of approval to be a responsible employee of a private investigator or security guard, holds himself out to any person or to the public as being a responsible employee of a private investigator or security guard—
commits an offence against this Act.
Subsection (3) was amended, as from 1 July 1995, by section 17 Private Investigators and Security Guards Amendment Act 1995 (1995 No 14) by substituting the words “against this Act” for the words “and is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine of $500 or to both”.
“against this Act”
“and is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine of $500 or to both”