"To us all towns are one, all men our kin.
Life's good comes not from others' gift, nor ill
Man's pains and pains' relief are from within.
Thus have we seen in visions of the wise !."
- Tamil Poem in Purananuru, circa 500 B.C 

(a) if he has failed without reasonable excuse to carry out his duties for a continuous period of six months or more,

(b) if he has been convicted of a criminal offence,

(c) if a bankruptcy order has been made against him, his estate has been sequestrated or he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors, or

(d) if the Secretary of State is satisfied that he is otherwise unable or unfit to perform his functions.

(a) such remuneration, and

(b) such allowances,

(a) publish it, and

(b) lay it before Parliament.

(a) real or personal property is taken, occupied, destroyed or damaged, or

(b) any other act is done which interferes with private rights of property.

(a) has an estate or interest in the property or is entitled to the rights, and

(b) suffers loss or damage as a result of the act.

(a) after the expiry of the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), and

(b) within such longer period, starting from the date of the act and not exceeding six months, as he may specify.

(a) he shall serve a notice of refusal on the person who made the request,

(b) that person may, within the period of six weeks beginning with the date of service of the notice, appeal to the county court against the refusal, and

(c) the county court may exercise the power of the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (2).

(a) stating that he has decided to award compensation and specifying the amount of the award, or

(b) stating that he has decided to refuse the application.

(a) the amount of compensation awarded, or

(b) the refusal of compensation.

(a) knowingly made a false or misleading statement,

(b) made a statement which he did not believe to be true, or

(c) knowingly failed to disclose a material fact.

(a) refuse to award compensation,

(b) reduce the amount of compensation which he would otherwise have awarded, or

(c) withhold all or part of compensation which he has awarded.

(a) a person has made an application for compensation, and

(b) his right to compensation has passed to another person by virtue of an assignment or the operation of law.

(a) the act was done in connection with, or revealed evidence of the commission of, a scheduled offence or a non-scheduled offence under this Act, and

(b) proceedings for the offence are brought against the person.

(a) by delivering it to him,

(b) by sending it by post addressed to him at his usual or last-known place of residence or business, or

(c) by leaving it for him there.

(a) by sending it by post to a partner, or to a person having the control or management of the partnership business, at the principal office of the partnership, or

(b) by addressing it to a partner or to a person mentioned in paragraph (a) and leaving it at that office.

(a) by sending it by post to the secretary or clerk of the body at its registered or principal office, or

(b) by addressing it to the secretary or clerk of the body and leaving it at that office.

(a) by delivering it to his solicitor,

(b) by sending it by post to his solicitor at his solicitor's office, or

(c) by leaving it for his solicitor there.

(a) knowingly makes a false or misleading statement,

(b) makes a statement which he does not believe to be true, or

(c) knowingly fails to disclose a material fact.

(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, to a fine or to both, or

(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

(a) holds a licence under this Schedule, or

(b) acts on behalf of someone who holds a licence under this Schedule.

(a) that his business is publishing advertisements or arranging for their publication,

(b) that he received the advertisement for publication in the ordinary course of business, and

(c) that he reasonably believed that the person mentioned in the advertisement as the provider of security services held a licence under this Schedule.

(a) does not hold a licence under this Schedule, and

(b) is not acting on behalf of someone who holds a licence under this Schedule.

(a) held a licence under this Schedule, or

(b) was acting on behalf of someone who held a licence under this Schedule.

(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, to a fine or to both, or

(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,

(b) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or

(c) both.

(a) in such manner and form as he may specify, and

(b) accompanied by such information as he may specify.

(a) the applicant,

(b) a business involving the provision of security services for reward which is, was or is proposed to be carried on by the applicant,

(c) a person whom the applicant employs or proposes to employ as a security guard,

(d) a partner or proposed partner of the applicant (where the applicant is an individual),

(e) a member or proposed member of the applicant (where the applicant is a partnership),

(f) an officer or proposed officer of the applicant (where the applicant is a body corporate).

(a) makes a statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or

(b) recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular.

(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, to a fine or to both, or

(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

(a) a reference to employment or proposed employment by an applicant for a licence shall, where the applicant is a partnership or a member of a partnership, be construed as a reference to employment or proposed employment by the partnership or any of the partners,

(b) "officer" includes a director, manager or secretary,

(c) a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of a body corporate are accustomed to act shall be treated as an officer of that body, and

(d) the reference to directions or instructions in paragraph (c) does not include a reference to advice given in a professional capacity.

(a) an organisation within sub-paragraph (4) would be likely to benefit from the licence (whether or not a condition were imposed under sub-paragraph (2)),

(b) that the applicant has persistently failed to comply with the requirements of this Schedule, or

(c) that the applicant has failed to comply with a condition imposed under sub-paragraph (2).

(a) it is a proscribed organisation, or

(b) it appears to the Secretary of State to be closely associated with a proscribed organisation.

(a) whether direct or indirect, and

(b) whether financial or not.

(a) Part V of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 (private security services), and

(b) Part V of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 (private security services).

(a) shall come into force at the beginning of the day on which it is issued, and

(b) subject to sub-paragraph (2), shall expire at the end of the period of 12 months beginning with that day.

(a) an organisation within paragraph 7(4) would be likely to benefit from the licence remaining in force,

(b) the holder of the licence has persistently failed to comply with the requirements of this Schedule, or

(c) the holder of the licence has failed to comply with a condition imposed under paragraph 7(2).

(a) has been notified of the Secretary of State's intention to revoke the licence, and

(b) has been given a reasonable opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State.

(a) the application is refused,

(b) a condition is imposed on the grant of the licence, or

(c) the licence is revoked.

(a) was taken for the purpose of preventing benefit from accruing to an organisation which was proscribed or which appeared to the Secretary of State to be closely associated with an organisation which was proscribed, and

(b) was justified by that purpose.

(a) he may appeal against the certificate to the Tribunal established under section 91 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, and

(b) sections 90(3) and (4), 91(2) to (9) and 92 of that Act (effect of appeal, procedure, and further appeal) shall apply.

(a) with any necessary modifications, and

(b) subject to any later rules made by virtue of sub-paragraph (3)(b).

(a) holds a licence, or

(b) has made an application for a licence which has not yet been determined.

(a) not less than 14 days before the change, or

(b) if that is not reasonably practicable, as soon as is reasonably practicable.

(a) where the application for the licence was made by a partnership or a member of a partnership, a change in the members of the partnership, and

(b) where the application for the licence was made by a body corporate, a change in the officers of the body (within the meaning of paragraph 6).

(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,

(b) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or

(c) both.

(a) enter premises where a business involving the provision of security services is being carried on, and

(b) require records kept there of a person employed as a security guard to be produced for the constable's inspection.

(a) shall identify himself to a person appearing to be in charge of the premises, and

(b) if the constable is not in uniform, shall produce to that person documentary evidence that he is a constable.

(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,

(b) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or

(c) both.

(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, to a fine or to both, or

(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.

(a) to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the body corporate, or

(b) to be attributable to neglect on the part of an officer of the body corporate.

(a) a director, manager or secretary,

(b) a person purporting to act as a director, manager or secretary, and

(c) a member of a body corporate the affairs of which are managed by its members.

(a) shall be in writing, and

(b) may be sent to him by post.

(a) by delivering it to him,

(b) by sending it by post addressed to him at his usual or last-known place of residence or business, or

(c) by leaving it for him there.

(a) by sending it by post to a partner, or to a person having the control or management of the partnership business, at the principal office of the partnership, or

(b) by addressing it to a partner or to a person mentioned in paragraph (a) and leaving it at that office.

(a) by sending it by post to the secretary or clerk of the body at its registered or principal office, or

(b) by addressing it to the secretary or clerk of the body and leaving it at that office.

(a) by delivering it to his solicitor,

(b) by sending it by post to his solicitor at his solicitor's office, or

(c) by leaving it for his solicitor there.

(a) an authorised officer within the meaning given by section 24, and

(b) an examining officer within the meaning of Schedule 7.

(a) to the Secretary of State for use in relation to immigration;

(b) to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise or a customs officer;

(c) to a constable;

(d) to the Director General of the National Criminal Intelligence Service or of the National Crime Squad;

(e) to a person specified by order of the Secretary of State for use of a kind specified in the order.

(a) shall be admissible in evidence in criminal and civil proceedings, and

(b) shall be taken into account by a court or tribunal in any case in which it appears to the court or tribunal to be relevant.

(a) publish a draft code,

(b) consider any representations made to him about the draft, and

(c) if he thinks it appropriate, modify the draft in the light of any representations made to him.

(a) in subsection (3) for "subsections (4) and (5)" substitute "subsection (4)", and

(b) subsection (5) shall cease to have effect.

(a) in the definition of offences to which Part VI of the Act applies, for "Part III of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1989" substitute "any of sections 15 to 18 of the Terrorism Act 2000", and

(b) in the definition of proceeds of criminal conduct, for paragraph (b) substitute-

(a) in paragraph (d) for "section 13(2), (3) or (4) of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989" substitute "section 23 of the Terrorism Act 2000", and

(b) for paragraph (f) there shall be substituted-

(a) the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, or

(b) the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996.

(a) in subsection (2) for "section 16(2) of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996" substitute "section 80(2) of the Terrorism Act 2000",

(b) in subsection (3)(a) for "section 16(2) of the 1996 Act" substitute "section 80(2) of the 2000 Act",

(c) in subsection (4) for "section 16(2) of the 1996 Act" substitute "section 80(2) of the 2000 Act", and

(d) at the end of subsection (4)(b) insert", and

(a) the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989, or

(b) the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996.