Singapore legislation
Section 2
Section 2
Interpretation
(1)
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
Definition
“company” means —
a company incorporated pursuant to the Companies Act [Cap. 50] or pursuant to any corresponding previous law; or
a company or other body incorporated outside Singapore;
Definition
“licence” means a private investigator’s licence or a security guard agency’s licence, as the case may be, granted under this Act;
Definition
“licensee” means the holder of a licence;
Definition
“licensing officer” means the licensing officer appointed under section 4 and includes an assistant licensing officer appointed under that section;
Definition
“private investigator” means any person (whether or not he carries on any other business) who exercises or carries on or advertises or notifies or states that he exercises or carries on or that he is willing to exercise or carry on or in any way holds himself to the public as ready to undertake any of the following functions: (a)obtaining and furnishing information as to the personal character or actions of any person or as to the character or nature of the business or occupation of any person;
searching for missing persons;
obtaining and furnishing information as to the causes and origin of or responsibility for fires, libels, losses, accidents or damages or injuries to real or personal property;
the location or recovery of lost or stolen property or obtaining information with respect to that property;
securing evidence to be used in civil or criminal proceedings,on behalf of any other person and for or in consideration of any payment or other remuneration (whether monetary or otherwise);
Definition
“private investigator’s licence” means a licence granted under this Act authorising the holder to carry on the business of or to act as a private investigator;
Definition
“security guard” includes any watchman or other person engaged in work for the protection of persons or property or to prevent the theft or the unlawful taking of property;
Definition
“security guard agency’s licence” means a licence granted under this Act authorising the holder to carry on the business of a security guard agency.
(2)
The fact that any person carries on the business of obtaining or furnishing information as to the financial rating or standing of any person shall not of itself require the person carrying on that business or any employee or agent of that person to hold a private investigator’s licence.
(3)
For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be deemed to be carrying on the business of a security guard agency if he furnishes or advertises or notifies or states that he is willing to furnish or in any way holds himself out to the public as ready to furnish security guards for the protection of persons or property or to prevent the theft or the unlawful taking of property for or in consideration of any payment or other remuneration (whether monetary or otherwise).