Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001)RegulationsCode of Conduct for Security Service Providers, 2003Chapter 2 : General Obligations of Security Service Providers and Minimum Standards of Conduct6. General obligations towards the Authority |
| (1) | A security service provider must, within his or her ability, render all reasonable assistance to and cooperate with the Authority to enable the Authority to perform any function which it may lawfully perform. |
| (2) | A security service provider may not perform any act which is calculated or likely to prevent the Authority from performing a function which it may lawfully perform, or which is calculated or likely to cause or encourage disobedience or resistance to the Authority or to any function which the Authority may lawfully perform. |
| (3) | A security service provider must without undue delay furnish the Authority with all information or documentation lawfully required by the Authority from such a security service provider. |
| (4) | A security service provider must take all reasonable steps to ensure that any information provided to the Authority by such security service provider is true and accurate. |
| (5) | A security service provider may not perform any act which is calculated to bring the Authority into contempt or disrepute. |
| (6) | A security service provider must discharge all his or her financial obligations of whatever nature to the Authority whenever an amount is due and payable, and, without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, may not tender or deliver a cheque to the Authority that is not good for payment in respect of any amount owed to the Authority by any person. |
| (7) | A security service provider may not use any person or body as a front or nominee, and no security service provider may allow himself or herself to be used as a front or nominee, in order to hinder, obstruct or weaken the Authority in the performance of any of the functions of the Authority, or which is calculated or likely to mislead the Authority or cause harm to the interests of the Authority, the State or any person. |
| (8) | A security service provider must be honest in all his or her dealings with the Authority. |
| (9) | A security service provider must, without undue delay, provide the Authority with all relevant information which is in his or her knowledge concerning the rendering of a security service by a security business which is not registered with the Authority. |
| (10) |
| (a) | A security business must keep full and proper financial records, available for inspection by the Authority, for a period of at least 3 years from the date of any transaction, of all income and expenditure of the security business on account of the rendering of any security service by it. |
| (b) | The provisions of regulation 10(2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) of the Private Security Industry Regulations, 2002 are, with the necessary changes, applicable to the obligation contemplated in paragraph (a). |