Cap. 650 Art. 6Licence application for a security stewards agency and security steward.

(1) Any person wanting to obtain or renew a licence as a security stewards agency or as a security steward shall submit an application in writing to the Commissioner.

(2) In the case of a security stewards agency an application shall contain the following information which shall be accompanied by such required supporting documentation, as the case may require:

(a) the full name and business address of the commercial partnership as well as the registered number and office of the partnership;

(b) the name under which the applicant intends to carry on his activities;

(c) in the case of a body of persons the names and addresses and legally valid identification document numbers of the shareholders, partners, directors, secretaries and any other officers of the body and where any of such persons is a partnership, the registered number and office of the partnership and the number of persons they propose to employ;

(d) a declaration by the applicant declaring that he has no financial or other interest which could in any way conflict with the services to be provided by the security stewards agency; such other interest shall include any other business or economic activity carried out or being carried out, or services provided or being provided by the applicant, or employment held or being held by the applicant;

(e) if an applicant was previously carrying on any business activity, the financial statements for the last three (3) years, and if under any other law such financial statements are required to be audited, the audited financial statements;

(f) experience relevant to security stewards services, including experience in the provision of private guard services held by any person mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (c); and

(g) a clean police conduct certificate of directors or legal representatives of the security stewards agency in whichever legal form it is constituted.

(3) In the case of a security steward the application shall contain the following information accompanied by such required supporting documentation, as the case may require:

(a) the full name, address and a legally valid identification document number;

(b) the date and place of birth;

(c) full details of the applicant’s working experience;

(d) a declaration by the applicant stating that he has no financial or other interest which could in any way conflict with the services to be provided as a security steward;

(e) certificate of attendance to the course indicated in article 22, as well as any information relating to other academic training and other qualifications held to act as a security steward;

(f) a clean police conduct certificate and a declaration confirming that the applicant has not been charged, accused, or convicted of any criminal offence from amongst those listed in article 11(1);

(g) the full name and the business address of his employer;

(h) a valid first aid certification issued by an accredited awarding body.

(4) The Commissioner may, in the circumstances of any particular case, require additional information if it is strictly necessary for the purpose of this Act, or that any information submitted in accordance with this article be supported by such relevant documentation as he may require.