{"ActName":"SECURITY INDUSTRY ACT 2010","FootNoteRels":[],"IsFirstSection":"false","act_description":"

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSING AND REGULATION OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE SECURITY INDUSTRY IN FIJI

","act_last_updated":"10 August 2026","section_html":"

[SI 2]\u2003 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary appears\u2014
Appeals Tribunal
means the Security Industry Licences Appeal Tribunal established by section 31 ;

[def am Act 31 of 2016 s 192, 1 December 2016]

approved
means approved by the Board;
approved form
means a form recommended by the Board and prescribed by the Minister;
Board
means the Security Industry Licensing and Registration Board established by section 6 ;
close associate
has the meaning assigned by section 4 ;
Commissioner
means the Commissioner of Police;
corporate body
means a company or corporation that is registered or incorporated in Fiji;
employ
means employ under a contract of service;
fitness for work policy
is a policy operated by a master licensee as required by and in accordance with section 46;
firearms
includes\u2014
  • (a) any lethal weapon with or without a barrel of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged or which can be adapted for the discharge of any such shot, bullet or other missile; and
  • (b) an electronic shock weapon that employs an electric current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles or which causes neuromuscular incapacitation, such as a taser, stun gun or similar device;
  • (c) any other weapon of any description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing dangerous to persons; and
  • (d) any component part of any weapon mentioned in paragraph (a) , any accessory to any such weapon designed or adapted to diminish the noise or flash caused by firing the weapon and any explosive-operated power tool, ramset, hilt or fire nail fastener operated by pneumatic pressure;
  • (e) but does not include an article designed or adapted solely to discharge a spear for spearing fish;
function
includes a power, authority or duty;
initial licence
means the first licence an applicant for a master licence seeks or that a proposed individual or provisional licensee applies for;
licence
means a licence identifying the holder for carrying on a security activity granted under Part 3 ;
Minister
means the Minister responsible for defence, national security and immigration;
prescribed
means prescribed in Regulations;
property
includes all forms of tangible property, whether real or personal;
register
means the register kept by the Registrar;
registrar
means the Registrar of Security Licence Holders established under section 9 ;
security activity
means any activity specified in section 3 ; and
security equipment
means\u2014
  • (a) any type of safe or vault;
  • (b) any mechanical, electronic, acoustic or other device or equipment designed, intended or adapted to provide or enhance security or for the protection or surveillance of any property;
  • (c) any other kind of device or equipment prescribed by regulations for the purpose of this definition,
but does not include any device or equipment expressly exempted by regulation.
"}