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National Key Points Act, 1980 (Act No. 102 of 1980)

Regulations

Regulations regarding the Appointment of Guards by Owners of National Key Points and the Powers of such Guards

6. Employment, and hiring of services, of security guards

[Regulation 6 heading substituted by regulation 3 of Notice No. R. 874 of 1985]

 

(1) The Minister shall issue to a security guard who has been employed provisionally and who has to the satisfaction of the Minister attended a training course referred to in regulation 16(1)(f), a certificate of competency in which the Minister certifies that the security guard has followed such course and that he has qualified and is competent to be employed as a security guard by the owner concerned.

[Regulation 6(1) substituted by regulation 7(a) of Notice No. R. 874 of 1985]

 

 

(2) A certificate of competency—
(a) shall lapse if—
(i) the holder thereof becomes disqualified as contemplated in regulation 4; or
(ii) the holder thereof leaves the employment of the owner or is dismissed therefrom; and

[Regulation 6(2)(a)(ii) amended by regulation 7(b) of Notice No. R. 874 of 1985]

(iii) [Regulation 6(2)(a)(iii) deleted by Regulation 7(b) of Notice No. R. 874 of 1985]

[Regulation 6(2)(a) amended by regulation 3 of Notice No. R. 2439 of 1983]

(b) may be revoked by the Minister by written notice to the owner concerned if at any time the Minister is of the opinion that it is not in the interest of the security of the Key Point concerned that the holder performs duties as an authorised security guard at that Key Point.

 

(3) A certificate of competency which has lapsed by virtue of the provisions of subregulation (2)(a) or has been revoked in terms of subregulation (2)(b), shall without delay be returned by the person to whom it was issued, to the owner.

 

(4) The Minister may, if he is satisfied that a security guard who has been employed provisionally has already successfully undergone training of a kind equal to or better than the training provided for in a training course referred to in regulation 16(1)(f), so declare in a certificate of competency, and may issue such certificate to such guard.

[Regulation 6(4) substituted by regulation 7(c) of of Notice No. R. 874 of 1985]