Private Security Business Department

DEFINITIONS

The following words and phrases shall bear the meanings assigned to

them as stated below wherever they occur in this Order unless the context

otherwise denotes:

State: United Arab Emirates.

Emirate: any Emirate in the UAE.

Ministry: Ministry of Interior.

Minister: Minister of Interior.

Law: Private Security Companies, Law.

Order: Executive order for Private Security Companies, Law.

Police G.H.Q: Police General Headquarters or Department in each

Emirate.

Competent Authority: the Department or Section that has the authority

to deal with, supervise and follow up Security Companies business, be it in

the Ministry or any Police G.H.Q.

Concerned Party: Licensing Authorities in the Emirate concerned.

Training Course: Security Training program that is approved by the

Ministry.

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Cash-in-transit Vehicle: the vehicle intended for transporting money,

valuables or negotiable bonds ,the specifications and type of which are

identical to those specified by the Order.

Cash Center: buildings used for receiving, counting, putting and keeping

cash money or valuables.

Cash-in-transit Guard: Security guard, who renders, administers or

supervises the service of transporting money, valuables or negotiable

bonds.

Armed Guarding: the existence of a police guard of the Police G.H.Q or

the Competent Authority.

Cash-in-transit Service: the service rendered by the Company through

the duties that the Money-transporting Guard performs.

Study Completion Certificate: the certificate issued by the Training

Institute.

Crew: the guards working in the Cash-in-transit Vehicle.

Test: the test set by the Competent Authority or the Training Institute.

Explosive: any explosive material as per the meaning stated in Firearms,

Ammunitions & Explosives Law.

Firearm: any firearm as per the meaning stated in Firearms, Ammunition

& Explosives Law.

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Inspector: any person assigned as an inspector by the Competent

Authority and has the authorities of following up, inspecting and monitoring

as specified by this Order.

Training Experience: having a provable level of experience in the field of

delivery, teaching and training once the Competent Authority judges that

there is enough experience to give the approved training.

Security License: the license issued to the Company by the Competent

Authority.

Individual License: the license issued to the Company employees by the

Competent Authority Infringement: any deed committed by the Company

or person that infringes the rules of this Order.

Basic Qualification: the training given to the Company staff to provide

them with a general idea about the work of a Security Guard in the State

and details of their job roles prior to their starting off to do the job they

are entrusted with.

Shackles/Means of putting shackles: any device or means that can

shackle person including handcuffs

Staff: the Competent Authority staff.

Company/Security Company: a security company or institution or

any government body that renders security service alone or with other

activities.

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Security Employee: the person that is employed or assigned in the

company and performs some private security task.

Security Guard: includes all security guards with all their categories as

stated in the Order who perform, convey, or inspect one or more of the

following activities either with formal uniform or casual clothes on:

A: Watching people, property or information

B: protecting people or property from damage or any other illegal

activity

C: controlling the access to the companies protected

D: preventing the stealing or exploitation of goods, money or any

other valuables.

E: retaining persons who are suspected of committing theft or

exploitation of any goods or money or any other valuables

F: rendering the service of responding to security alarm

G: maintaining order and safety during sport activities, concerts

or any other public events.

Security Trainer: the person who teaches, instructs, trains or gives

specific lessons in an approved course

Security Service: the service rendered by the Company

Security Zone: it includes but is not limited to police departments,

competent police G.H.Q, Central Bank, other banks or any other security

zone as specified by the Competent Authority

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Legal Respite: all the days determined in the Order shall be counted as if

they were successive; thus they shall include weekends and holidays.

Training Institute: a security training institute, school or center that is

approved and licensed by the Competent Authority

Weapon/Weapons: firearms, explosives, chemical sprayers, or any other

harmful substances or the police truncheon or short stick or any other

thing that is made or intended to be used as a weapon

Work Permit: work permit issued by the Ministry of Labor in the United

Arab Emirates

Contractor: the person, authority, company or establishment that concludes

a Security Service contract with the Company