1) This determination shall apply in the Republic of South Africa to every employer in the Private Security Sector as defined in subclause (2), and to all employees in that sector, except those employers and employees referred to in subclause (3).
2) "Private Security Sector" means the sector in which employers and employees are associated for the purpose of guarding or protecting fixed property, premises, goods, persons or employees, including monitoring and responding to alarms at premises which are guarded by persons or by electronic means.
3) The provisions of this determination shall not apply-
a) to a manager as defined in clause 2(28); or
b) to any employer or employee who is subject to an agreement of a bargaining council in terms of the Labour Relations Act, 1995.
4) For the purposes of determining the wage rate applicable to an employee, the area where the employee performs the employee’s duties shall be the area contemplated in subclause (1) irrespective of whether or not the employer has an establishment in that area or not.
5) Subject to the provisions of the National Keypoint Act, 1980, this determination shall also apply to employers and employees who provide security services at National Key Points.