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Panaji, 19th August, 2020 (Bhadra 28, 1942)

SERIES I No. 20

Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-20

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Home

Hone—General Division

—

Notification

5/23/2017-HD(G)/PSA/SOP/1815

In exercise of the powers conferred by

section 25 of the Private Security Agencies

(Regulation) Act, 2005 (Central Act No. 29 of

2005), and all other powers enabling it in this

behalf, the Government of Goa hereby makes

the following rules, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1)

These rules may be called the Goa Private

Security Agencies (Private Security to Cash

Transportation Activities) Rules, 2020.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of

their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions.— (1) In these rules, unless the

context otherwise requires,–

(a) “Act” means the Private Security

Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005 (Central Act

No. 29 of 2005);

(b) “ATM” means the automatic teller

machine that dispenses cash or performs

other banking services when an account

holder of any bank inserts a Bank card

therein;

Explanation— For the purposes of this

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clause, “Bank card” includes credit card or

debit card;

replenishment agency” or “cash-in-transit

agency” means an agency or entity, by

whatever name called, engaged in cash

transportation activities;

(d) “cash transportation activities”

means the physical transfer of cash, such

as banknotes, coins, credit card, debit card

or other items of value from one location to

another, and includes loading cash in to, or

unloading cash from, an ATM machine;

(e) “private security” or “private security

agency” shall have the same meaning as

assigned to it in clause (f) or clause (g) of

section 2 of the Act;

(f) “Schedule” means a Schedule

appended to these Rules.

(2) Words and Expressions used but not

defined in these rules, shall have the same

meaning as assigned to them in the Act.

3. Private Security for cash transportation

activities, etc.— (1) No private security shall

be provided by the private security agency for

cash transportation activities unless he holds

a license under the Act.

(2) For the purpose of providing private

security for cash transportation activities, a

contract may be entered into between,—

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(a) a private security agency holding a

license under the Act and the bank

concerned; or

(b) a cash handling agency and the bank

concerned:

Provided that in case the cash handling

agency holds a license as a private security

agency under the provisions of the Act, such

cash handling agency may itself provide the

private security to cash transportation

activities in accordance with the provisions of

these rules.

4. Use of specially designed and fabricated

cash van.— (1) No private security agency shall

provide private security or private security

guards to a Bank or a cash handling agency

for cash transportation activities, unless such

activities are carried out in a secured cash van,

which complies with the conditions for design

and specification specified in the First

Schedule, owned by it or owned by the Bank

or the cash handling agency, as the case may

be.

(2) No taxi or hired vehicle shall be used for

cash transportation activities by the private

security agency:

Provided that a vehicle which is on long term

contract with the private security agency or

Bank or cash handling agency and the vehicle

complies with the conditions for design and

specification laid down under sub-rule (1) may

be used by the private security agency:

Provided further that in case of any remote

location where private security agencies are

not present and not serviced by a currency

chest, any vehicle at such location may be

used as an exception under the strict security

control and support of the local police.

5. Requisite number of trained staff per cash

van.— (1) The private security agency shall

provide the private security for the cash

transportation activities with the requisite

number of trained staff, directly appointed or

engaged by the private security agency, as

specified in sub-rule (2).

(2) Every cash van shall have the following

minimum staff, possessing the qualifications

and training laid down under section 10 of the

Act, on board for every single cash

transportation activities, namely:—

(i) Driver–one;

(ii) Armed security guards–two; and

(iii) ATM officer or custodian–two.

(3) The cash van shall always be escorted

by at least two trained armed security guards

on board:

Provided that more than two armed security

guard may be deputed on a cash van

depending on the amount of cash carried and

in accordance with the individual company’s

insurance guidelines or client contract or

terrain of operation.

(4) Where the cash van is a medium motor

vehicle, one armed guard shall sit in the front

along with the driver and another in the rear

portion of the van and while in transit, loading

or unloading, nature’s call, tea or lunch break,

at least one armed security guard shall remain

present with the cash van all the time.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision in

these rules, the ex-serviceman, otherwise

eligible, may preferably be appointed or

engaged by the private security agency for

providing security for cash transportation

activities.

6. Antecedent check of personnel.— (1) No

private security agency shall appoint or

engage or deploy any personnel for the cash

transportation activities, unless such personnel

has undergone thorough antecedent check

and his proper KYC verification and police

verification is done, before appointing or

engaging or deploying them by the agency, in

accordance with the provisions of the Act or

any other law for the time being in force.

Explanation.— For the purposes of this

sub-rule, the expression “KYC” means the

know your customer process of an agency or

business identifying and verifying the identity

of its clients or person associated or to be

associated with the agency or business.

(2) Every private security agency shall be

responsible to comply with the following

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checks before an individual is appointed or

engaged to participate in cash transportation

activities, namely:—

(a) police clearance certificate– every

individual shall obtain the police clearance

certificate from his local police station before

appointment or engagement;

(b) residence verification– the private

security agency shall use its own resources

to conduct a physical verification of the

residential address of every individual,

including general conduct check and the

individual shall furnish to the security

agency the proof of residential address of at

least three years before appointment or

engagement for the cash transportation

activities;

security agency shall use its own resources

to conduct reference check with previous

employers of the individual, if any;

(d) Aadhaar verification– each individual

appointed or engaged for the cash

transportation activities shall be antecedent

verified through Aadhaar number from the

Unique Identification Authority of India;

(e) Credit history check– the private

security agency shall conduct a credit

history check of every individual appointed

or engaged to ensure that willful credit

defaulters are not appointed or engaged for

the cash transportation activities;

(f) Fidelity insurance– the private security

agency shall obtain a fidelity insurance in

respect of every personnel appointed or

engaged for the cash transportation

activities.

7. Adequate training and certification of

personnel.— The private security agency shall

ensure that every personnel appointed or

engaged for cash transportation activities shall

be imparted,—

(a) the training and certified for the

security and safe handling of such activities

as per the requirements of training laid

down in the Second Schedule;

(b) the refresher training once in every

two years.

8. Live GPS tracking of cash van during

operations.— (1) Every cash transportation

activities shall be carried out only in secured

cash vans fitted with GPS tracking device.

Explanation.— For the purposes of this

sub-rule, the expression “GPS” means the

global positioning system which is a space-

based navigation system that provides location

and time information in all weather conditions,

anywhere on or near the Earth where there is

an unobstructed line of sight to four or more

GPS satellites.

(2) The private security agency shall ensure

that each cash van shall be monitored at all

times during cash transportation activities

through a redundant communications

protocol.

(3) Private Security Agency shall strictly

follow the timing and route of cash van for each

trip from one destination to the other as

certified by the concerned Bank.

9. Guideline for maximum cash carrying limit

in a single cash van.— (1) The private security

agency involved in cash transportation

activities shall ensure that no cash van carries

cash of more than five crores rupees per trip.

(2) The private security agency shall ensure

that secured cash van shall be deployed for

carrying cash of more than ten lakh rupees

per trip.

10. Specification for private cash vaults used

for holding and overnight vaulting of Bank

currency.— The private security agency shall

ensure that all cash handling, including

counting, sorting, and bundling activities shall

be carried out in secured premises in

accordance with the following guidelines,

namely:—

(a) Location of private cash vault

premises – the premises used for cash

handling activities shall be located to ensure

safety of activities/operations, including

areas closer to bank’s cash withdrawal

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centre or police station and secluded areas

with poor connectivity be avoided;

(b) Design of premises– the premises shall

be designed to include two physically

independent areas, one for general office

purpose and other for secured cash

processing and handling activities and it

shall accommodate space for cash deposit,

collection, sorting, counting and delivery

and dispatch of cash on secured cash vans;

designed to store cash to meet with the

requirement of the Reserve Bank of India

specified for cash vaults in accordance with

the following specifications, namely:—

(i) in smaller cities with limited

overnight vaulting requirements of less

than ten crore rupees, a strong room with

defender safes;

(ii) at operation centres with overnight

vaulting requirements between ten to one

hundred crore rupees, vaulting facility as

per the norms of the Reserve Bank of India

specified for C Class vaults;

(iii) at large operation centres with

overnight vaulting requirements of more

than one hundred crore rupees, increased

vaulting facility in consultation with the

concerned Bank; and

(iv) all overnight vaulting facilities shall

have provision to store currency of

multiple Banks in separate and exclusive

bins;

(d) Security of cash vault–the private

security agency shall ensure the following

security aspects at its cash vault used for

secured handling of cash on behalf of the

Bank, namely:—

(i) adequate number of armed private

security guards are deputed round the

clock;

(ii) premises is under 24x7 electronic

surveillance and monitoring;

(iii) cash vault is provided with CCTV

system with adequate number of cameras

having at least ninety days recording

facility;

(iv) the activities at cash vault is

undertaken under dual custody basis;

(v) the main cash vault area complies

with all safety norms, like fire fighting

systems, smoke detection systems,

emergency lighting, control room for

monitoring the movement of vehicles,

auto-dialer and burglar security systems;

(vi) security alarm with GSM based

auto dialer, fire and magnetic sensor are

installed;

(vii) the loading and unloading area of

cash is covered by night vision CCTV

cameras;

(viii) electric power supply inside the

cash vault is provided through plug-in,

plug-out system;

(ix) carrying of naked light inside the

cash vault is strictly prohibited and dry

battery operated torches or emergency

lights are used inside strong rooms;

(x) emergency lighting with the help

of inverter shall always be available to the

security staff; and

(xi) cash processing and vault areas

shall have restricted and controlled

access, preferably through interlocking

systems and frisking.

Explanation— For the purposes of this

rule, the expression “CCTV” means the

closed circuit television which is a self-

contained

surveillance

system

comprising cameras, recorders and

displays for monitoring activities in a store

or company.

11. Measures for risk mitigation.— (1) The

private security agency shall ensure that the

ATM under its security shall be fitted with one

time electronic combination locks for reducing

the instances of crew pilferage losses and ATM

frauds.

(2) The cash for loading into an ATM

machine shall be collected from the Bank on

previous day or in the first half of the day so

that operations can be concluded before the

time stipulated in sub-rule (3).

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(3) No cash loading of the ATMs or cash

transportation activities shall be done—

(a) after 9 PM in urban areas;

(b) after 6 PM in rural areas; and

districts notified by the Central Government

as Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected

areas.

THE FIRST SCHEDULE

[See rule 4(1)]

Design and specification for secured cash vans

(a) Make.— The cash van shall—

(i) be a Light Commercial Vehicle, with an

engine capacity of not less than 2200 CC,

preferably turbocharged;

(ii) be not more than seven years old;

(iii) have tubeless tyres;

(iv) have a ground clearance of not less than

190 mm; and

(v) accommodate minimum of five passengers.

(b) Layout.— The cash van shall have the

compartment for storing cash, physically separated

and locked from the passenger compartment unit;

compartment should be inaccesible from outside the

van unless operated internally through manual or

electronic lock and cash compartment is specially

reinforced with steel with only one door and grill

gate;

(ii) the entrance of the cash compartment shall be

from the rear side to ensure proper visibility,

operational feasibility and CCTV surveillance;

(iii) all windows and wind screen shall have wire

mesh protection of not more than one square inch

and each window mesh shall have a circular port-

hole of six inches diameter for use of weapons;

(iv) the panic switches for operating the hooter

are available with the driver and other occupants.

(d) Cash box security.— Each of the cash boxes

shall be secured to the floor with separate chains

and have locks that can be opened or locked only by

using separate keys kept with different custodians

and cash for each bank shall be carried, preferably,

in a separate box with the name of the bank written

on it.

(e) Other security features.— (i) The cash van shall

be provided with a small CCTV system with at least

five days recording facility and three cameras

installed in front, rear and inside of the cabin.

(ii) A security alarm with GSM based

auto-dialer shall be provided with a motorised siren.

(iii) The cash van shall be equipped with hooter,

fire extinguishers and emergency lights to ensure

quick reaction in case of an attack.

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THE SECOND SCHEDULE

[See rule 7(1)(a)]

Training for personnel appointed or engaged

in cash transportation activities

(a) Basics of cash handling and cash transportation

activities.—

(i) Scope of service

(ii) Team composition

(iii) Role of driver, armed guard, cash custodian

(iv) Functioning of cash vans

(v) Contact details of concerned agencies

(vi) Threat and risks involved

(vii) Reporting procedure

(b) Threat and risks.—

(i) Criminal and miscreant action

(ii) Tailing by vehicle-borne criminals

(iii) Specific threats to stationary and moving

vehicle

(iv) Insider’s threat

(v) Fraudulent practices by team members

(vi) Loss of life and medical emergency

(vii) Road accident and vehicle breakdown

(viii) Fire accident

(i) In-built safety features of the cash van

carrying cash and valuables

(ii) Cash boxed for carrying cash and valuables

(iii) Locking and security systems

(iv) Weapon and ammunition

(v) Communication equipment

(vi) Global Positioning System

(vii) Fire extinguishers

(viii) Distress alarm

(ix) First-aid kit

(d) Agencies.—

(i) Controlling Authority under the Private

Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005 (29

of 2005)

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(ii) Police station, PCR vans, police helpline

(iii) Controlling supervisor and operations

manager

(iv) Concerned Bank representative

(v) Ambulance and hospital services

(e) Weapons, ammunition and documents.—

(i) Minimum 12 bore DBBL shot gun should be

provided to the guards. Gun must be test fired at

least once in two years. Gun cartridges must be

replaced once in 02 years. Gun must be checked

and certified by a Government approved armourer

(ii) Documents– gun licence, identity card and

permission to carry weapon during restrictions

imposed by authorities

(iii) Real weapons carried by miscreants

(iv) Other objects which can be used as weapon

by miscreants

(f) Emergency and incident response.—

(i) Distress alarm procedure

(ii) Seeking help from concerned agencies

(iii) Use of weapon to deter and resist criminals

and miscreants

(iv) Ensure safety of team members and

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(v) Disengage from situation and drive vehicle

to safety

(vi) Evacuation of the injured

(g) Other internal organisational procedures.—

(i) Antecedent check procedure.

(ii) The Provident Funds Act, 1925 (19 of 1925)

and benefits.

(iii) The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948)

and benefits.

(iv) The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948

(34 of 1948) and benefits.

(v) Leave entitlement and application

procedure.

(vi) Other company rules.

(vii) Obligations as employee.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Pritidas U. Gaonkar, Under Secretary

(Home)

Porvorim, 18th August, 2020.