Section 21 Payments in respect of the provision of security services.

Any person who, in respect of the provision of security services, pays any sum of money to a person who is neither—

shall be guilty of an offence.

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.

It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that, at the time when he paid the money in question, he had reasonable grounds for believing that the person to whom he paid it was, or was acting on behalf of, the holder of a certificate in force under this Part.