S.L. 389.1 Art. 4Training courses certification.

(1) Any person applying for a licence to act as a private guard shall submit to the Commissioner a certificate showing that he has successfully completed such training courses as may be approved in accordance with the provisions of these regulations:

Provided that this provision shall not apply to persons who have completed a period of service with the police, or the armed forces, or the prison services, in Malta or abroad.

(2) Any person applying for a licence to act as a private guard at a place of entertainment or as a specialised private guard shall submit to the Commissioner proof that he has completed a period of five years of service with the police, or the armed forces, or the prison services, in Malta or abroad, or that he has served for a period, or different periods, amounting to no less than five years, as a private guard. The applicant shall be required to provide adequate references attesting to satisfactory performance of his duties during such term:

Provided that the Commissioner may also require any applicant for a licence to act as a private guard at a place of entertainment or as a specialised private guard to attend a specialised course: Provided further that the Commissioner may also, particularly where the applicant is not required to attend a specialised course, require the applicant to produce a reference from the Private Guard agency that is currently employing him or, in the event that he is not employed at the time the application is submitted, a reference from the Private Guard agency formerly employing him, attesting to the satisfactory performance of duties.

(3) A private guard shall not qualify to have his licence renewed in accordance with the provisions of article 12(2) of the Act unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that during the previous year he had attended a continuing training course or courses of not less than ten hours in the aggregate.

(4) The provisions of subregulation (1) shall not apply to any person who proves to the Commissioner that he had been employed in the provision of private guard services for a continuous period of at least twelve months.