Private Security Industry Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Security Officers and Security Agencies
13. Meaning of “security officer”
Feedback & supportIn this Act, “security officer” means any individual who, for reward, carries out any of the following functions:
officer
“officer”, in relation to a business entity, means —(a)a director, partner, member of the board of management, chief executive, manager, secretary or other similar officer of a business entity that is a body corporate;(b)a partner of a business entity that is a partnership; or(c)a president, secretary, or any member of the committee of management of a business entity that is an unincorporated association (other than a partnership), or any person holding a position analogous to that of president, secretary or member of a committee,and includes a person who can control or substantially influence the conduct of the affairs of the business entity;
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;
bouncer
“bouncer” means a person who, in respect of any place of entertainment or other similar premises, and as part of his or her regular duties, performs for reward any function of —(a)screening individuals seeking entry;(b)controlling or monitoring the behaviour of individuals; or(c)removing individuals for behavioural reasons;
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;
screening
“screening” means —(a)a search of an individual, or of any property in the individual’s possession, by means of an equipment that is designed to carry out the search without touching the individual or the individual’s property, as the case may be;(b)a frisk search of an individual conducted by quickly running the hands over the individual’s outer clothing, and an examination of anything worn or carried by the individual that is conveniently and voluntarily removed by the individual; or(c)a physical search of any personal property in the individual’s possession, not being clothing worn by the individual;
regulating traffic under the Road Traffic Act 1961.