All MST personnel are certified under PSIRA and as such conform to the requirement of act 65 of 2001.

The act states that:

• Any person who wishes to render a Security Service, must apply for registration as a Security Service Provider with the Authority and obtain the required qualification. It is compulsory for all persons to obtain the necessary grading/skills program qualification
• All Private Companies rendering a Security Service must be registered
• In terms of section 23 of the Act, all directors, members, trustees, partners or owners must comply with the requirements for registration
• Any Provider or individual who fails to register as a security service provider commits a criminal offence in terms of Section 38 of the Act

Who must be registered?

• Guarding sector (static guarding, car guards, in-house guarding, etc.)
• Close protection officers
• Response security
• Assets in transit / cash-in-transit
• Event Security (sporting events, etc.)
• Locksmiths
• Private investigators
• Security trainers
• Manufacturers, importers and distributors of monitoring devices
• Control room operators (monitoring signals from electronic security equipment)
• Persons managing, controlling or supervising any of these security services
• Persons giving advice on security services, including the use of security equipment
• Installers of security equipment and,
• Persons repairing/servicing security equipment
• Advice and Sales within the security environment