4Carrying on a “security activity”

4 Carrying on a “security activity”

4 Carrying on a “security activity”

(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person carries on a security activity if the person carries on any one or more of the following activities in the course of conducting a business or in the course of the person’s employment—

(a) acting as a bodyguard or acting in a similar capacity,

(b) acting as a crowd controller, or acting in a similar capacity, by physical or electronic means,

(c) patrolling, protecting or guarding any property, by physical means (which may involve the use of dogs or the possession or use of firearms) or by electronic means, including, but not limited to, in any one or more of the following circumstances—

(i) carrying on control room operations,

(ii) carrying on monitoring centre operations,

(iii) carrying on retail loss prevention,

(iv) patrolling, protecting or guarding cash (including cash in transit) or other valuables,

(v) patrolling, protecting or guarding an airport or any other infrastructure,

(c1) acting as a private investigator or acting in a similar capacity,

(d) installing, maintaining, repairing or servicing, by physical or electronic means—

(i) any security equipment, or

(ii) any mechanical, electronic, acoustic or other equipment that the person installing, maintaining, repairing or servicing the equipment purports to be equipment that is designed or adapted to provide or enhance security or for the protection of any property,

(e) selling—

(i) any security equipment (other than basic household or automotive security items at approved classes of retail outlets), or

(ii) any mechanical, electronic, acoustic or other equipment that the person selling the equipment purports to be equipment that is designed or adapted to provide or enhance security or for the protection of any property,

(f) selling security methods or principles,

(g) selling the services of persons to carry on any security activity referred to in this section,