4. Persons or Private Security Agency not to engage or provide private security guard without
licence.—No person shall carry on or commence the business of private security agency, unless he holds
a licence issued under this Act:
Provided that the person carrying on the business of private security agency, immediately before the
commencement of this Act, may continue to do so for a period of one year from the date of such
commencement and if he has made an application for such licence within the said period of one year, till
the disposal of such application:
1. The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule
(w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
2. 14th March, 2006, vide notification No. S.O. 317(E), dated 15th March, 2006, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
sec. 3(ii).
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Provided further that no private security agency shall provide private security abroad without
obtaining permission of the Controlling Authority, which shall consult the Central Government before
according such permission.Source footnotes
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Appointment of Controlling Authority.Section 5 · Eligibility for licence.Section 6 · Persons not eligible for licence.Section 7 · Application for grant of licence.Section 8 · Renewal of licence.Section 9 · Conditions for commencement of operation and engagement of supervisors.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 11 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.