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The Amendments To The Law Of Security Activities

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Apsardzes darbības likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law on security activities to make security activities Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2006, nr. 12) the following amendments: 1. Express article 1 point 2 as follows: "2) guarding the employee — natural person carrying out security activities, has reached the age of 18 and the security certificate received in accordance with the procedure laid down in this law or security certificate or equivalent persons of professional competence certificate received in another Member State of the European Union or the European economic area country;".
2. Add to article 2, with the third and fourth subparagraph by the following: "(3) a security guard merchant and the security staff, as well as the body, a trader, and the organization that created the internal security services, carrying out security activities, cooperate with the national police and other national regulatory authorities and provide them with the support of the public order and security.
(4) the control of the National security activities of the police within the limits of its competence. "
3. in article 4, first paragraph: replace the introductory phrase, the words "security" with the words "the employee security activities";
Replace in paragraph 2, the word "he" with the words "security guard employee";
Add to part with point 6 in the following wording: "6) ask to fulfil the security or internal control officer on duty of the person who has received a certificate of security."
4. Put article 5 by the following: "article 5. Special permit (license) security operation (1) guarding the merchant security activities may be initiated by special permission (license).
(2) the security operator authorised to provide security services that are specified in the special permit (license).
(3) there are two categories of special permissions (licenses): 1) under the category of special permission (license) guarding the Merchant shall have the right to design security technical systems they install, perform the maintenance and repair, as well as to provide advice on these issues;
2) according to the category of special permission (license) guarding the Merchant shall have the right to make all the laws mentioned in the security services and security activities in the use of technical security systems.
(4) special permit (licence) issued by the Ministry of the Interior, and it's a valid security operation throughout the country.
(5) the Ministry of the Interior is empowered to issue a special permit (license) for the replica if special permit (license) is damaged, lost or stolen, as well as the issue of a special authorization again (license), if the change in the particulars of the merchant.
(6) the cabinet shall determine the requirements for special permissions (licenses) and the requirements to be fulfilled by special permission (license) during operation, the order in which the operator shall issue a special permit (licence), a duplicate or repeat special permission (license), revoke the special permission (license), as well as the special permissions (licenses) of the issuing State toll payable and payment arrangements.
(7) the decision on refusal to issue a special permit (license) can be a challenge and appeal against administrative law. "
5. To make article 6, the third subparagraph by the following: "(3) the special authorization (license) guarding activity prohibited to issue the operator: 1) which reversed a special permit (license) for the activity of the security, if not passed year after its cancellation;
2) which is a legal person, which last year reversed a special permit (license) a security guard to carry out the activity;
3) which members of the administrative organ or official is a person who had the security guard merchant Member last year voided the special permit (license) security operation, or who was entitled to represent the economic operator of such security, or who last year revoked security certificate. "
6. in article 7: Add to the first part of paragraph 5 with the following: "5) found that of security of economic operators covered by article 6 of this law, as laid down in the special permission (license) issued restrictions.";
make the second paragraph as follows: "(2) the decision of the special permission (license) can appeal against the cancellation of the administrative procedure law. The decision on the special permission (license) shall not suspend the appeal against the cancellation of the transaction and execution. "
7. in article 8: article name be expressed by the following: ' article 8. Guarding the operator's rights and obligations ";
to supplement the article with the second and third subparagraphs by the following: "(2) guarding the merchant must: 1) evaluate whether the obligations of employees is associated with specific risks, and to reduce to a minimum any risks, which, through duties, are subject to the employee;
2) in assessing whether the employee duties is associated with a particular risk, take into account that the special risk are subject to staff 50 percent and more of their working time paid cash for the collection, transmission, conveyance, or other high-value material movements, which are carrying out work duties increased physical and psychological load or other high risk conditions that cannot be eliminated or reduced to acceptable levels.
(3) employees whose duties are related to specific risk (working under the work environment risk assessment is associated with increased physical load or promote employee safety and health risks that cannot be eliminated or reduced to acceptable levels of labour protection measures) may not be employed for more than 12 hours, and they paid a premium of 20-40 percent of the hourly or daily wage rate. Specific conditions for granting of the premium and the premium shall be determined by the employer. ";
believe the current text of the first part of the article.
8. Supplement article 9 a the fourth and fifth by the following: "(4) For internal security service manager can be a person who has received a certificate of security and not punished for committing a crime and not a psychic disease, alcohol, narcotic, psychotropic or toxic substances.
(5) the decision on refusal to register internal security services can be a challenge and appeal against administrative law. "
9. Supplement article 11 with the fourth, fifth and sixth the following: "(4) the national police cancelled the security certificate, if security employee: 1) this law violates article 12 security personnel in the law;
2) does not comply with this law laid down in article 13, a natural force, special means and service dogs for conditions of use;
3) is called a criminally liable for intentional criminal offence;
4) is administratively punished for abuse of defying a police officer, border guard or militia of a legitimate order or requirement for petty hooliganism or about alcohol, narcotic, psychotropic or toxic substances affect Community infringements.
(5) the security certificate procedure of cancellation shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. The decision on the cancellation of the certificate, the security guard may be challenged, and to appeal to the administrative procedure law. The decision on the withdrawal of the disputed certificates of security and the appeal shall not suspend performance and execution.
(6) the Person to whom the security certificate is revoked, a new certificate is entitled to after this Act provided for in article 11 of the guarding operations qualification test, but not earlier than one year after adoption of the decision on the cancellation of the certificate of security. "
10. Add to article 12 paragraph 4 with the following sentence: "If the person has not reached 14 years of age, its personal belongings may examine only the person's parents or legal representatives in the presence of and with their permission. If not present that person's parents or legal representatives, the security staff will call State police. "
11. Chapter VI to express the following: "chapter VI liability and insurance security activities in article 18. The obligation of indemnification, security is the responsibility of economic operators in the laws in order to compensate third parties for losses he caused to his action or inaction.
19. article. Guarding the operator's liability insurance (1) guarding the operator is obliged to insure their civil liability for their actions or inaction resulted in the damage of third parties life and health, and damage to the property of third parties, as well as the existence of compulsory third party insurance to inform the special permissions (licenses) vendor.
(2) third party property damage is evaluated pursuant to the principle of compensation according to the law "on insurance contracts". The amount of the claims is determined by agreement between the parties.
(3) If, after the insurance case, the loss is suffered by several persons and exceeds the insurance contract (policy) defined the limits of liability, the insurance indemnity is calculated for each applicant in proportion to the injury suffered by him to the extent that the total remuneration to be paid shall not exceed the insurance contract (policy) the specified one of the limits of liability claims.

(4) liability insurance and civil liability insurance limit is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. " The law shall enter into force on July 1, 2008.
The Parliament adopted the law of 24 April. In place of the President of the parliamentary President G. Lot in Riga, 2008. on May 13.