Section 13
Meaning of “security officer”
of Private Security Industry Act 2007
In this Act, “security officer” means any individual who, for reward, carries out any of the following functions:
patrolling or guarding another person’s property (including cash in transit) by physical means (which may involve the use of patrol dogs) or by electronic means;
keeping the property (including cash in transit) of another person under surveillance, including for the purpose of preventing theft thereof;
acting as a bodyguard or bouncer;
in respect of any public place or other premises and as part of his or her regular duties, performing any function of screening individuals seeking entry thereto;
regulating traffic under the Road Traffic Act 1961.