View All - 1998 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances REGULATION OF PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIESMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Regulation of Private Security Agencies Act, No. 45 of 1998, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette, (hereinafter referred to as the appointed date").2. Registration of persons carrying on business of Private security Agencies.3. Appointment of Competent Authority.4. Application for registration of persons carrying on business of Private Security Agencies. 5. Issue of licenses. 6. Register to be maintained by Competent Authority7. Manner of conduct of business by person licensed under this Act. 8. Duty of person registered under this Act to inform Competent Authority of cessation of business.9. Any change in particulars in the application for registration to be notified to Competent Authority.10. Renewal of licence, 11. Cancellation of licence. 12. Appeals against refusal to register, cancellation& c,. 13. Directions, 14. Powers of entry, 15. Carrying on business of a private security Agency without licence, an offence.16. Miscellaneous offences. 17. Offences by bodies of persons. 18. Regulations, 19. For the avoidance of doubt. 20. Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency. 21. Interpretation.