Private Security Regulation Act, 2016 🇰🇪

Kenya

Preamble

Part I – – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

3. Object of the Act

4. Application of the Act

5. Guiding principles

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Part II – – ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION OF THE AUTHORITY

7. Establishment of Authority

8. Access to services

9. Functions of the Authority

10. Powers of the Authority

11. The Board of the Authority

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Part III – REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION AS AN INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDER

21. Registration of individual private security service provider

22. Interpretation

23. Requirement for Registration

24. Issuance of a certificate of registration

25. Registration terms and conditions

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Part IV – – REGISTRATION AS A CORPORATE PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDER

28. Mandatory registration

29. Requirements for licensing

30. Approval or decline to issue a licence

31. Licence

32. Cancellation of a licence

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Part V – – GENERAL PROVISIONS ON REGISTRATION

37. Additional requirements for registration

38. Inspection for registration compliance

39. Ineligibility for registration

40. Authority Register

41. Registered person to keep register

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Part VI – COOPERATION WITH NATIONAL SECURITY ORGANS

45. Duty to cooperate

Part VII – GENERAL POWERS OF A PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDER

46. Power to arrest

47. Power to search

48. Power to record and temporarily withhold identification documents

49. Right to report a violation of the law

50. Powers excludes police powers

Part VIII – EQUIPMENT AND OTHER TOOLS OF TRADE FOR PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES

51. Equipment

52. Use of animals for security purposes

53. Use of firearms

Part IX – – INQUIRY INTO CONDUCT OF PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES PROVIDERS

54. Inspection of books, documents etc.

55. Conduct of inquiry

56. Appointment of inspector

57. Code of conduct of inspectors

58. Inspection of private security service providers

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Part X – PRIVATE SECURITY FIDELITY FUND

60. Private Security Fidelity Levy

61. Private Security Fidelity Fund

62. Fund subject to relevant laws

Part XI – FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

63. Funds of the Authority

64. Financial year

65. Annual Estimates

66. Accounts and Audit

Part XII – – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

67. Annual reports

68. Code of conduct

69. Offences

70. Regulations

FIRST SCHEDULE

1. Tenure of office

2. Vacation of office

3. Vice-chairperson

4. Meetings

5. Notice of Meeting

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SECOND SCHEDULE

Paragraph (a)

Paragraph (b)

Paragraph (c)

Paragraph (d)

Paragraph (e)

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Private Security Regulation Act, 2016

Act 13 of 2016

Assented to on 8 May 2016
Commenced on 3 June 2016
[This is the version of this document as it was from 3 June 2016 to None.]

An Act of Parliament to provide for the regulation of the private security industry, to provide for a framework for cooperation with National Security Organs; and for connected purposes

Part I – – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Private Security Regulation Act, 2016.

2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"Authority" means the Private Security Regulatory Authority" established by section 7(1);"Board" means the Board of the Authority established by section 11;"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters relating to internal security;"Director" means the director of the Board appointed in accordance with section 18;"firearm" has the meaning assigned to it under the Firearms Act (Cap. 114);"foreign power" means a foreign gove…

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Private Security Regulation Act, 2016

Act 13 of 2016

Part I – – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

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