# The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Amendments to Schedule 2) Order 2007, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order amends paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (“the 2001 Act”) to remove from the definition of the manned guarding activities of a security operative those activities carried out by certain persons in Scotland in circumstances relating to prisons and to police matters.
Article 3 of this Order makes a minor and technical amendment to paragraphs 3 and 3A of Schedule 2 to the 2001 Act and article 4 of this Order amends paragraph 3A of Schedule 2 to the 2001 Act to provide that the activities of a security operative which involve the restriction and removal of vehicles do not apply to activities carried out in Scotland.
Article 5 of this Order amends paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the 2001 Act to: provide that the door supervision activities of a security operative apply to licensed premises in Scotland (as well as in England and Wales) only when alcohol or entertainment is being provided on those premises; provide that the manned guarding activities of a security operative involving the secure transportation of goods and close protection do not fall within the definition of door supervision activities of a security operative; and to amend the list of premises that are not to be treated as licensed premises for the purposes of paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the 2001 to make provision for the Gambling Act 2005 and for Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110772196/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-private-security-industry-act-2001-amendments-to-schedule-2-order-2007/note
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