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Paragraph 4

(1)

A person commits an offence if he pays money, in respect of the provision of security services, to a person who—

(a)

does not hold a licence under this Schedule, and

(b)

is not acting on behalf of someone who holds a licence under this Schedule.

(2)

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this paragraph to prove that he reasonably believed that the person to whom he paid the money—

(a)

held a licence under this Schedule, or

(b)

was acting on behalf of someone who held a licence under this Schedule.