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Regulation 2

of Private Investigation and Security Agencies Regulations

Regulation 2

Application for licence

Amended byS 558/2004 wef 30/08/2004

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), every application for a private investigator’s licence or a security guard agency’s licence shall be made using —

(a)

the electronic application service provided by the Government; or

(b)

the electronic application service provided by the licensing officer.

Subregulation 2

Subject to paragraph (4), in the event of a malfunction or failure of the electronic application service provided by the Government, an application for a private investigator’s licence or a security guard agency’s licence shall be made using the electronic application service provided by the licensing officer.

Subregulation 3

Subject to paragraph (4), in the event of a malfunction or failure of the electronic application service provided by the licensing officer, an application for a private investigator’s licence or a security guard agency’s licence shall be made using the electronic application service provided by the Government.

Subregulation 4

In the event of a malfunction or failure of both the electronic application service provided by the Government and the electronic application service provided by the licensing officer, an application for a private investigator’s licence or a security guard agency’s licence shall be made in Form A in the Schedule.

Subregulation 5

The form prescribed for an application made using the electronic application service provided by the Government shall be the electronic form provided for that electronic application service at https://licences.business.gov.sg/.

Subregulation 6

The form prescribed for an application made using the electronic application service provided by the licensing officer shall be the electronic form provided for that electronic application service at http://www.spf.gov.sg/licence/.