12. Employees of a private investigator
Feedback & supportA person who is the holder of a private investigator’s licence may employ to assist him in his work of private investigator and in the conduct of that business as many persons as he may consider necessary and shall at all times during such employment be legally responsible for the good conduct in the business of each and every person so employed.
private investigator
“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;(b)searching for missing persons;(c)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;(d)the location or recovery of lost or stolen property or obtaining information with respect to that property;(e)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);
A person who is the holder of a private investigator’s licence shall not employ to assist him in his work of private investigator and in the conduct of that business any person —
licence
“licence” means a private investigator’s licence or a security guard agency’s licence, as the case may be, granted under this Act;
who has been convicted of any offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude; or
who is, in the opinion of the licensing officer, not a fit and proper person to be employed to assist in the work of a private investigator.
A person whose application for a private investigator’s licence has been refused shall not participate or be in any way concerned in the business of a licensed private investigator.