Section 16: Right to use approved status

Private Security Industry Act 2001 · 2001 c. 12View on legislation.gov.uk

The Authority may approve the terms in which a person who is for the time being registered under section 14 as an approved provider of security industry services may hold himself out as so registered.

A person is guilty of an offence if—

he holds himself out as registered under section 14 as an approved provider of any security industry services when he is not so registered; or
he is so registered but holds himself out as so registered in terms that have not been approved by the Authority in relation to his case.

A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

For the purposes of this section references in this section to a person's holding himself out as registered as an approved provider of any services include references to his holding himself out to be a person who is for the time being approved in respect of those services in accordance with arrangements under section 15.

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