S.I. No. 299/2022 - Private Security (Licensing and Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 2022


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 28th June, 2022.

The Private Security Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 51 (as amended by section 15 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (No. 23 of 2011) of the Private Security Services Act 2004 (No.12 of 2004), with the consent of the Minister for Justice, hereby makes the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Private Security (Licensing and Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

2. These Regulations come into operation on the 8th day of June 2022.

3. The Private Security (Licensing and Standards) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 144 of 2012 ) are amended by the substitution of the following for Table 1 of Regulation 5(1):

(1) Reference Number

(2) Category of Licencee

(3) Standard

1

door supervisor (licensed premises)

PSA Licensing Requirements – Door Supervision and Security Guarding (PSA 28:2013)

2

door supervisor (event security)

PSA Licensing Requirements – Event Security (PSA 39:2014)

3

installer of security equipment (access control)

PSA Licensing Requirements for Security Service Providers (PSA 74:2019)

PSA Licensing Requirements – Electronic Security – Access Control (PSA 67:2021)

4

installer of security equipment (cctv)

PSA Licensing Requirements for Security Service Providers (PSA 74:2019)

PSA 2006:12 Requirements for CCTV Installation

5

installer of security equipment (installation and maintenance of intruder alarm)

PSA Licensing Requirements for Security Service Providers (PSA 74:2019)

EN50131-1:2006 and A1:2009 and IS2:2010 and A2:2017 and A3:2020 — Alarm Systems — Intrusion and hold-up Systems — Part 1: System Requirements

SR CLC/TS 50131-7:2010 Alarm Systems — Intrusion and hold-up Systems — Part 7: Application Guidelines

6

locksmith

PSA Licensing Requirements – Locksmith (PSA 55:2022)

7

maintainer of security equipment (intruder alarm)

PSA Licensing Requirements for Security Service Providers (PSA 74:2019)

8

private investigator

PSA Licensing Requirements – Private Investigator (PSA 42:2015)

9

security guard (alarm monitoring)

PSA Licensing Requirements – CCTV Monitoring and Alarm Monitoring Centres (PSA 33:2022)

10

security guard (cctv monitoring)

PSA Licensing Requirements – CCTV Monitoring and Alarm Monitoring Centres (PSA 33:2022)

11

security guard (event security)

PSA Licensing Requirements –Event Security (PSA 39:2014)

12

security guard (static)

PSA Licensing Requirements – Door Supervision and Security Guarding (PSA 28:2013)

The Minister for Justice consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

8 June, 2022.

HELEN MCENTEE,

Minister for Justice.

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GIVEN under the seal of the Private Security Authority,

8 June, 2022.

RICHARD O’FARRELL,

Chairperson of the Private Security Authority

PAUL SCALLAN,

Chief Executive of the Private Security Authority