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

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

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

 

(1) A person who applies for appointment as a security guard shall furnish the owner with the following particulars accompanied by the relevant documentary proof or certified copies thereof, namely:
(a) His full name, place or land of birth, date of birth and classification in terms of the Population Registration Act, 1950 (Act 30 of 1950), or, where applicable, the ethnic group, nation or tribe to which he belongs;
(b) his identity number and identity document referred to in section 1(1) of the Population Registration Act, 1950, or, where applicable, any other reference book or identity document officially issued to him and which he may use to prove his identity and his right to be in any place where he is present;
(c) his postal address, work address and current place of ordinary residence, and the addresses and places where he lived and worked during a period of five years prior to the date of his application;
(d) his marital status;
(e) his citizenship and, where applicable, particulars concerning his naturalisation or registration as a citizen;
(f) driver's licences and licences in respect of the possession or supply of arms and ammunition issued to him;
(g) educational and professional qualifications;
(h) his state of health;
(i) any previous convictions incurred by him in or outside the Republic.

 

(2) An applicant shall also furnish the owner with such proof as the owner may require in respect of his ability to use the official languages of the Republic, a photo of himself, a full set of finger prints and any other particulars which the owner may require to enable him to determine whether the applicant is disqualified for appointment by virtue of the provisions of regulation 4.

 

(3) An owner shall submit an application referred to in this regulation without delay to the Minister for the purposes of a determination whether the applicant is a fit and proper person as contemplated in regulation 4(i).