16. Unlicensed private investigator or security guard agency not to recover fees
Feedback & supportNo person shall be entitled to bring any proceeding in any court to recover any commission, fee, gain or reward for any service done or performed by him as a private investigator or in the course of his business of a security guard agency unless he was the holder of a private investigator’s licence or a security guard agency’s licence, as the case may be, at the time of doing or performing such service.
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);