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            | THE SINDH PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES (REGULATION AND   CONTROL)
 ORDINANCE - 2000
 AND PRIVATE   SECURITY AGENCIES RULES - 2001 (Applicable to the Private Security Agencies of Sindh)
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            | Compiled   by Ali Hasan Brohi
 Deputy Secretary (Arms & Security)
 Home   Department Government of Sindh
 
 Published by
 All Pakistan Security   Agencies Association
 (APSAA)
 2002
 
 {The Sindh   Private Security Agencies (Regulation and Control) Ordinance - 2000 and Private   Security Agencies Rules - 2000, as published by APSAA are being placed here as   general public service without assuming any responsibility regarding its   correctness}
 
 
 THE SINDH PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES   (REGULATION AND CONTROL) ORDINANCE
 2000
 
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                      | Part-I |  | The Sindh   Govt. Gazette Ext. January 3, 2001 |  |  
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                        | No. SO (A&S) HD-7 (8)/2000: - In exercise of the   powers conferred by section 16 of the Sindh Private Security Agencies   (Regulation and Control) Ordinance, 2000, the Government of Sindh is pleased to   make the following rules: - Preamble
 1. (i) These rules may be called the Sindh Private Security Agencies   (Regulation & Control Rules, 2001.
 (ii) They shall come into force   at-once.
 
 2. In these rules there is anything repugnant in the Definitions subject or context: -
 (a) "Application" means an   application made under section 5 in form "A".
 (b) "Form" means a form   appended to these rules.
 (c) "Ordinance" means the Sindh Private Security   Agencies (Regulation & Control) Ordinance, 2001.
 (d) "Register" means a   register maintained by the Licensing Authority in form "B".
 (e) "Section"   means section of the Ordinance.
 3. (i) Every agency or its branch running under the same name or   management at different places shall run under separate licenses. (ii) An   application for a license shall in addition to the document referred to in   sections 5 be accompanies by the documents, information and fees mentioned in   form "A" which shall not be refundable.
 (iii) On receipt of the application,   it shall be registered in the register.
 (iv) If in the opinion of the   licensing authority the application is defective or any further amendment in   format or document is required it may call upon the application to rectify the   defect or as the case may be furnished the required information or document.
 4. No application shall be granted a license if he: - Certain Person   not to be granted(a) Is a minor, or insane person.
 (b) Is found to be of   unsound mind by a Court of competent jurisdiction.
 (c) Is declared   insolvent.
 (d) Has been, on conviction for an offence of criminal   misappropriation or criminal breach of trust or cheating or any other offence   involving moral turpitude, or an abatement of or attempt to commit any such   offence, sentenced to imprisonment, unless a period of three years has elapsed   since the expiration of the period of sentence.
 (e) Is not cleared by any   Government agency.
 5. (i) The License shall be granted having due regard, amongst others,   to the following factors: -(a) Whether the applicant would be in a position   to maintain the agency with the minimum standard fixed by the licensing   authority.
 (b) Whether the applicant has adequate financial resources for   proper functioning of the agency and providing training to the security guards   of the recognized standard.
 (c) Whether the staff employed by the agency   possesses specified training and the agency has proper equipment, accommodation   and other facilities to ensure its proper functioning.
 (d) Any other factor   as may be considered necessary
 
 Grant of License
 (ii) The   licensing authority on being satisfied that the applicant does not suffer from   any of the disqualification mentioned in these rules shall grant the applicant   and issue him a license in form "C" on payment of fees and security money   mentioned therein for due performance of the provisions of the Ordinance, rules   and license within a fortnight of the grant of application.
 (iii) The   licensing authority may forfeit the security wholly or partly for any breach of   any term or condition of the license and on such forfeit the licensee shall make   good the security to the extent it is forfeited, provided that where the breach   is capable of rectification the security shall not be forfeited unless the   licensee has actually rectified the breach within the specified period to the   satisfaction of the licensing authority.
 (iv) The particulars of the licensee   shall be recorded in the registered.
 (v) The license shall be   non-transferable.
 
 6. (1) No licensee shall: -
 (i)   Render any service to any Provincial Government of Federal Government or any   body, organization or agency of such Government.
 (ii) Render any service to   the sensitive key points notified by the Government.
 (iii) Employ and person   without getting him cleared by Government agencies including the Special Branch   ISI/IB.
 (iv) Allow any person employed by him to use any weapon unless the   person concerned clears the firing test arranged by Police Deptt. and certified   by SP or DSP of the area.
 (v) Allow its employees to use uniform other than   the uniform approved by the licensing authority.
 (vi) Employ any person who   has served in armed forces including Air Port Security Forces without their   clearance from the Ministry of Interior to be obtained through the   Government.
 (vii) Employ any person as guards with self weapons.
 (viii)   Employ guards not exceeding the limit fixed by the licensing authority for an   agency or its branch according to the quantum of the work of the agency or its   branch.
 (ix) Operate in any area other than the area mentioned in the   license.
 (x) Change the status or address of the agency or its branch except   with prior approval of the licensing authority.
 (xi) Amend the Constitution   of the agency without permission of the licensing authority.
 (xii) Use any   weapon not issued in the name of the licensee.
 (xiii) Install emergency light   and siren in the transport vehicles in its use.
 (xiv) Use soft vehicle for   cash transit.
 (xv) Correspond in respect of his agency with the Federal   Government or any Provincial Government save through the Home Department.
 
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                  | 7. A licensee shall: -
 (i) Establish a proper magazine at the   head office of the agency for safe custody of weapons which shall be under the   proper guard on round the clock basis.
 (ii) Keep record of all types of   weapons or properly purchased and held by the agency and furnish the same to the   licensing authority.
 (iii) Notify the number of transport vehicle in its use   including any increase or decrease in its fleet to the Police Station   concerned.
 (iv) Use the weapons issued to it on the basis of ratio fixed by   the licensing authority vis-à-vis number of guards appointed by the   agency.
 (v) Intimate the licensing authority the nature and category of fire   arms and equipment in use of the employees of the agency;
 
 8.(i)   The licensee shall conduct its operations in accordance with such directions as   may from time to time be given
 by the licensing authority and confine its   employees to their duties, activities to the terms and conditions of the   license.
 (ii) The decision of the licensing authority in any matter under   these rules shall be final and binding on the licensee.
 
 9.(i) A   licensee shall: -
 (a) Afford necessary facilities to the licensing authority   or an officer authorized by him in this behalf to inspect the office premises   and records of the agency.
 (b) On demand produce the license for   inspection.
 (c) Display the license a conspicuous place of the premises of   the business of the agency.
 (ii) A licensee shall comply with the   instructions, if any, given by the licensing authority or authorized officer   after visiting the place of business of the agency and inspecting the documents   under the foregoing provisions or otherwise.
 
 10.Maintenance of record   and account
 (i) A licensee shall maintain account and other record of   the agency in
 such form and manner as may be specified by the licensing   authority.
 (ii) A licensee shall submit quarterly reports to Government   through the licensing authority under section 8 within a week of the   commencement of the quarter.
 (iii) A licensee shall as and when required to   do so, produce the account and other record maintained by him before the   licensing authority or any officer authorized by it and shall also supply such   information within such time as may be required by the licensing authority or   authorized officer as the case may be.
 
 11. (i) An application for   renewal of license accompanied by a fee in form 'D' shall be made not latter   than thirty days preceding the date on which the validity of the license is due   to expire.
 (ii) If the licensee fails to apply for the renewal of his license   in accordance with sub-rule (1) and continues the agency to function after the   date on which the validity of his license expires, the licensing authority may,   instead of taking action against him, entertain his application for renewal of   the license on payment of additional amount, in addition to renewal fee, not   exceeding four times of the renewal fee.
 (iii) The license shall be renewed   after assessing the performance of the agency that it has complied with the   Ordinance, rules and terms and condition of the license.
 (iv) The fee shall   be refunded if the license is not renewed.
 
 12. The security   deposit unless forfeited shall be refundable on the expiry of the   license.
 
 13. In case of discontinuance of transfer of the agency,   (Discontinuance of the receipt Business), the licensee shall inform the   licensing authority within thirty days of such discontinuance or transfer and   the licensing authority shall, on receipt of such information, cancel the   license in the case of discontinuance and grant a license to the transferee in   accordance with these rules in the case of transfer.
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                      | Part-I The Sindh Govt. Gazette Ext. December 27, 2001 |  
                      | FORM - A Form of Application
 (See Rule 2-a)
 
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                      | To, The Home Secretary,
 Government of Sindh,
 Karachi
 
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                      | SUBJECT: - APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF LICENSE TO OPERATE AS PRIVATE SECURITY   AGENCY |  
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                                                    | It is submitted that we are interested in establishing as private security   U/S 5 of Sindh Private Security Agencies (Regulation & Control) Ordinance,   2000 in this Province. The details are as under: - 
 I. Name of private   security agency.
 II. Name of directors of the Agency along with NIC Nos.  III. NIT No of Agency/ Directors.  IV. Bio Data of directors of Agency  V. Details of financial resources duly supported by documentary evidence VI. Copy of Article/ Memo  VII. Undertaking 
 
 
                                                          
                                                            
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                              | Part-I | The Sindh   Govt. Gazette Ext. December 27, 2001 |  
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                              | FORM -   BForm of Register
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                              | (1) NAME OF THE PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCY (2) TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE AGENCY (3) FAX NUMBER OF THE AGENCY (4) ADDRESS OF THE AGENCY (5) NATIONAL TAX NUMBER OF THE AGENCY/ DIRECTORS (6) NAME OF EACH DIRECTOR OF THE AGENCY (7) NO. OF GUARDS EMPLOYED BY THE AGENCY (8) NO. OF ARMS LICENSES ISSUED TO THE AGENCY (9) NO. OF WEAPONS IN POSSESSION OF THE AGENCY (10) DATE OF ISSUANCE OF LICENSE AS OPERATING PRIVATE SECURITY   AGENCY (11) LICENSE RENEWED UPTO (12) SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS, IF ANY AGAINST AGENCY   |  |  |  
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                          | Part-I | The Sindh Govt. Gazette Ext.   December 27, 2001 |  |  |  
                      | FORM -   CForm of License
 (See Rule 5 [2])
 
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                      | 1. This license is hereby granted under section 5 of Sindh   Private Security Agencies (Regulation & Control) Ordinance, 2000 to M/S. to   operate as private security agency in Sindh. 2. The license shall be subject to the provisions of the Sindh   Private Security Agencies (Regulation & Control) Ordinance, 2000, rules made   there-under and instructions issued by the Provincial Government from time to   time. This license automatically stands expired unless renewed in   accordance with the provisions of the rules. |  
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                              | Part-I | The   Sindh Govt. Gazette Ext. December 27, 2001 |  |  |  
                          | FORM -   DApplication form for renewal of license
 (See Rule 11   [1])
 
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                      | (1) Name of prospective private security agency. (2) License   No. Date of grant and expiry of the license
 (3) License to be renewed for the   year
 (4) NIT No. of the Agency/ Directors
 (5) Bio-Data of each   director.
 (6) Details of financial resources duly supported by documentary   evidence.
 (7) No. of guards employed
 (8) No. of arms licenses   issued
 (9) No. of weapons in possession
 (10) Details of warning/ penalty   (if any) given or imposed during the preceding year.
 Incident (s) occurred and result (s) thereof during the   preceding year. Name and signature of Chief Executive of the   Company.
 
                          
                            
                              | Signature with name of the applicant 
 
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