MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION — THE PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES (REGULATION) ACT, 2005

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th December, 2020 G . S.R . 776(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005 (29 of 2005) and in supersession of the Private Security Agencies Central Model Rules, 2006, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following model rules, namely:- Short title and commencement . — (1) These rules may be called the Private Security Agencies Central Model Rules, 2020. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. Definitions. -In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) ―Act‖ means the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005 (29 of 2005); (b) ―Agency‖ means the Private Security Agency; (c) ―Controlling Authority‖ shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (b) of section 2 of the Act; (d) ―Form‖ means, a Form appended to these rules; (e) ―Licence‖ means a licence granted under the Act; (f) words and expressions not defined in these rules but defined in the Act, shall have the same meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act. Application for grant of licence. - (1) Every agency while making an application in Form I to the Controlling Authority for the grant of licence shall also enclose the Form II for verification of his an tecedents. If the applicant is a company, a firm or an association of persons, the application in Form I shall be accompanied by Form II for every proprietor or majority shareholder, partner or director of the company, as if they were also the applicants. In addition, he shall submit an Affidavit in Form III incorporating the details in relation to the provisions contained in sub-sec