Accordingly, all registered institutions must submit applications for the extension for the next 02 years three months before the expiration of the license, the Ministry of Defence announced.

Meanwhile, operating without a valid license is an offence punishable under the Private Security Agencies Regulating Act No. 45 of 1998, it warned.

Further information and applications for extension of private security agency license and registration can be obtained by visiting the Defence Ministry’s official website through