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The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Designated Activities) (Scotland) Order 2007

S.S.I. 2007/398 · Made 3 September 2007

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SECURITY INDUSTRY

Made 3rd September 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 4th September 2007

Coming into force 1st November 2007

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(3) and (3A) of the Private Security Industry Act 2001f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 3(3A)(b) of that Act they have consulted with the Secretary of State.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2001 c. 12. Section 3(3A) was inserted by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), Schedule 15, paragraph 4.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
  2. 2Designated activities
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Designated Activities) (Scotland) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st November 2007.

(2)

In this Order “the Act” means the Private Security Industry Act 2001.

(3)

This Order extends to Scotland only.

2Designated activities

The activities designated for the purposes of section 3 of the Act are–

(a)

those set out in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act (manned guarding)f1; and

(b)

those set out in paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Act (keyholders).

Signature

KENNY MACASKILL

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

3rd September 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates certain activities of security operatives for the purposes of section 3 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (“the 2001 Act”), which are activities that may only be undertaken under and in accordance with a licence granted by the Security Industry Authority.

Article 2(2)(a) designates the activities of security operatives engaged in manned guarding (as specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the 2001 Act).

Article 2(2)(b) designates the activities of security operatives engaged in keyholding activities (as specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the 2001 Act).