General Rules and Standards of Practice
General Rules and Standards of Practice
These are some of the rules that Security Guards must be mindful of during their day-to-day activities. They can be found between sections 35 and 40 of the PSISA.
- Security Guards must always carry their licence with them when they are working (including plain-clothes Security Guards, e.g. loss prevention personnel or bodyguards). They must also identify themselves as Security Guards, and show their licence, if a member of the public asks them to do so.
- With the exception of bodyguards and loss prevention personnel, Security Guards must wear a uniform while working. See below for further information on the Uniforms Regulation.
- Security Guards are prohibited from carrying any symbol of authority, other than their licence and uniform (for example, a metal badge is prohibited).
- Security Guards are prohibited from holding themselves out as police officers, or performing police-related duties. For this reason, they are also prohibited from using the following words when referring to their work as Security Guards:
Detective or Private Detective
Law Enforcement
Police
Officer
For example, Security Guards are prohibited from referring to themselves as security officers.
