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With effect from 15 Sep 2025, Security Service Providers's licences will be valid for 3 years, and will cost $126.

Please note there will be legislative changes to the Private Security Industry (Security Service Providers) Regulations 2009 with effect from 15 Sep 2025.

Beside the new licence tenure of 3 years at a fee of $126, other changes include the change in reporting requirements with respect to changes of business names and officers, i.e. directors and partners, of security agencies.  For change of directors/partners and change of business name, licensees should update ACRA directly within 14 days of the change, and there is no longer a requirement to inform PRD if this had already been done.  

Alternatively, you may refer to the amended legislation which is available online.

Security Service Provider licence is required if you carry out any of the following activities:

1. Install, maintain, repair or service, by physical or electronic means:
   • any security equipment in any premises or any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other means of conveyance; or
   • any mechanical, electronic, acoustic or other equipment that the person installing, maintaining, repairing or servicing the equipment purports to be equipment that is designed or adapted to provide or enhance security or for the protection or watching of any property;
2. Design, sell, import or export:
   • any security equipment (other than basic household or automotive security items at approved classes of retail outlets or intruder alarm systems); or
   • any mechanical, electronic, acoustic or other equipment that the person installing, maintaining, repairing or servicing the equipment purports to be equipment that is designed or adapted to provide or enhance security or for the protection or watching of any property;
3. Provide advice in relation to security equipment (other than basic household or automotive security items at approved classes of retail outlets), including:
   • providing product advice in relation to security equipment; and;
   •  identifying and analysing security risks and providing solutions or management strategies to minimise security risks;
4. Provide advice in relation to any other mechanical, electronic, acoustic or other equipment (other than basic household or automotive security items at approved classes of retail outlets) that the person providing the advice purports to be equipment that is designed or adapted to provide or enhance security or for the protection or watching of any property;
5. Sell security methods or principles;
   • selling any intelligent banknote neutralisation system;
   • employing an intelligent banknote neutralisation system in carrying out cash-in-transit;
6. Provide alarm surveillance services, or other surveillance, tracking or monitoring services using security equipment;
7. Provide training or instruction in relation to any activity referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f), including assessing another person's training, instruction or competencies in relation to any such activity;
8. Provide persons to carry on any activity referred to in paragraphs (a) to (g);
9. Any other activity, or class of activities, that is connected with security or the protection of persons or property, whether by physical or electronic means, and that is declared by the Minister by notification published in the Gazette¹ to be a security service for the purposes of this section.

¹ Activities that are newly classified as security service will be published in ‘Current Notice’ under the Government Gazette.

A Security Service Provider licence is not required if you sell security systems that can be installed by any ordinary customer. If in doubt, you can reach us using FormSG at  https://www.go.gov.sg/spf-prd