Section 4
Section 9 of the principal Act is amended—
of Private Agencies (Amendment) Act 2026
(a)
in subsection (1), by substituting for the words
“Commissioner of Police or the Chief Police Officer”
the words “Inspector General of Police”;
Private Agencies (Amendment)
(b)
by substituting for subsection (2) the following subsection:
“(2) A licensed private agency who desires to employ a person shall apply for a letter of approval to the
Inspector General of Police and the application shall be in such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed by the Minister.”;
(c)
in subsection (3), by substituting for the words
“Commissioner of Police or the Chief Police Officer”
the words “Inspector General of Police”;
(d)
in subsection (4), by substituting for the words
“Commissioner of Police or the Chief Police Officer”
the words “Inspector General of Police”; and
(e)
in subsection (5), by substituting for the words
“Commissioner of Police or the Chief Police Officer”
the words “Inspector General of Police”.
Amendment of section 13