Road Traffic Act 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Miscellaneous Provisions
142B. Authorisation of security officers to regulate traffic
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The Deputy Commissioner of Police or the Authority may, for the purpose of assisting the Deputy Commissioner of Police or the Authority in the regulation of traffic under any provision of this Act, authorise, subject to any restrictions that the Deputy Commissioner of Police or the Authority may impose, any number of security officers that the Deputy Commissioner of Police or the Authority thinks necessary to regulate traffic under that provision.
Deputy Commissioner of Police
“Deputy Commissioner of Police”, in relation to any provision of this Act or rules or any other subsidiary legislation made under this Act, means the Deputy Commissioner of Police designated by the Commissioner of Police for the purposes of that provision, and includes any police officer who —(a)is not below the rank of sergeant; and(b)is authorised under the hand of the Deputy Commissioner of Police for the purposes of that provision, to exercise the powers of that Deputy Commissioner of Police;
Every security officer who is authorised to regulate traffic pursuant to subsection (1) must, when in uniform and while carrying out his or her duties in regulating traffic under any provision of this Act, comply with any directions that the Deputy Commissioner of Police or the Authority (as the case may be) may give.
security officer
“security officer” means a licensed security officer within the meaning of the Private Security Industry Act 2007 who is authorised by the Deputy Commissioner of Police or the Authority (as appropriate) under section 142B to regulate traffic under any provision of this Act;