Number 12 of 2004

PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES ACT 2004

REVISED

Updated to 29 September 2023

Introduction

This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was passed.

Related legislation

Private Security Services Acts 2004 to 2021: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation (Private Security Services (Amendment) Act 2021 (19/2021), s. 8(2)). The Acts in this group are:

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (12/2004)

• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), Part 4 (ss. 5-16)

• Private Security Services (Amendment) Act 2021 (19/2021)

Annotations

This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions.

An explanation of how to read annotations is available at

www.lawreform.ie/annotations.

Material not updated in this revision

Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.

Where legislation or a fragment of legislation is referred to in annotations, changes to this legislation or fragment may not be reflected in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the legislation referred to if one is available.

A list of legislative changes to any Act, and to statutory instruments from 1972, may be found linked from the page of the Act or statutory instrument at

www.irishstatutebook.ie.

Acts which affect or previously affected this revision

• Private Security Services (Amendment) Act 2021 (19/2021)

• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011)

• Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (24/2010)

• Fines Act 2010 (8/2010)

• Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 (33/2004)

All Acts up to and including Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (26/2023), enacted 13 October 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.

Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 473 of 2023)

• Private Security (Licensing and Standards) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 140 of 2023)

• Private Security Services (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 139 of 2023)

• Private Security (Licensing and Qualifications) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 574 of 2022)

• Private Security (Security Guard Temporary Licence) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 573 of 2022)

• Private Security (Licensing and Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 299 of 2022)

• Occupational Pension Schemes (Funding Standard) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 39 of 2019)

• Private Security (Licensing and Standards) (Cash In Transit) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 322 of 2018)

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 56 of 2018)

• Private Security (Licensing and Training) (Security Guard (Monitoring Centre)) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 54 of 2018)

• Private Security (Licensing and Training) (Provider of Protected Forms of Transport) (Cash-in-Transit) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 631 of 2016)

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 344 of 2016)

• Private Security (Licensing and Standards) (Locksmith) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 343 of 2016)

• Private Security (Licence Fees) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 362 of 2015)

• Private Security (Licensing and Standards) (Private Investigator) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 195 of 2015)

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 194 of 2015)

• Private Security (Refund of Fees) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 67 of 2015)

• Private Security (Licensing and Standards) (Cash In Transit) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 537 of 2014)

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 303 of 2014)

• Private Security (Licensing and Standards) (Event Security) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 302 of 2014)

• Occupational Pension Schemes (Funding Standard) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 268 of 2014)

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 191 of 2014)

• Private Security (Licensing and Standards) (Security Guard Monitoring) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 190 of 2014)

• Private Security (Licence Fees) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 293 of 2013)

• Occupational Pension Schemes (Funding Standard) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 135 of 2013)

• Private Security (Licensing and Training) (Provider of Protected Forms of Transport) (Cash-in-Transit) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 484 of 2012)

• Private Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 147 of 2012)

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 145 of 2012)

• Private Security (Licensing and Standards) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 144 of 2012)

• Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 480 of 2011)

• Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011)

• Private Security (Duplicate Licence and Identity Card Fee) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 152 of 2011)

• Private Security (Licensing and Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 419 of 2009)

• Private Security (Identity Badge) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 332 of 2009)

• Occupational Pension Schemes (Preservation of Benefits) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 70 of 2009)

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 497 of 2008)

• Occupational Pension Schemes (Funding Standard) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 295 of 2008)

• Private Security (Licensing Applications) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 19 of 2008)

• Private Security (Exemption) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 873 of 2007)

• Private Security (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 858 of 2007)

• Private Security (Licensing and Standards) (Cash in Transit) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 857 of 2007)

• Private Security (Licensing Applications) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 856 of 2007)

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) (Section 37) (Part) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 306 of 2007)

• Private Security (License Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 704 of 2006)

• Private Security (Licence Fees) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 470 of 2006)

• Private Security (Licensing Applications) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 469 of 2006)

• Private Security (Licensing and Qualifications) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 468 of 2006)

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (Section 37 (Part)) (Commencement) (No.2) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 436 of 2006)

• Private Security (Complaints Procedures) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 153 of 2006)

• Private Security (Forms, Surrender of Licence and Offence Notification) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 152 of 2006)

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) (Sections 29 to 33, 35 and 37 (Part)) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 151 of 2006)

• Private Security (Licensing Applications) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 836 of 2005)

• Private Security (Licence Fees) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 835 of 2005)

• Private Security (Licensing and Standards) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 834 of 2005)

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 637 of 2005)

• Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 685 of 2004)

All statutory instruments up to and including Private Security Services Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 473 of 2023), made 26 September 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.