2 (1) This Act applies to private investigators within the meaning of subsection (2) and to security guards within the meaning of subsection (4).  2005, c. 34, s. 2 (1). Private investigators (2) A private investigator is a person who performs work, for remuneration, that consists primarily of conducting investigations in order to provide information.  2005, c. 34, s. 2 (2). Same (3) Examples of the types of information referred to in subsection (2) include information on, (a) the character or actions of a person; (b) the business or occupation of a person; and (c) the whereabouts of persons or property.  2005, c. 34, s. 2 (3). Security guards (4) A security guard is a person who performs work, for remuneration, that consists primarily of guarding or patrolling for the purpose of protecting persons or property.  2005, c. 34, s. 2 (4). Same (5) Examples of the types of work referred to in subsection (4) include, (a) acting as a bouncer; (b) acting as a bodyguard; and (c) performing services to prevent the loss of property through theft or sabotage in an industrial, commercial, residential or retail environment.  2005, c. 34, s. 2 (5). Soliciting or procuring services (6) A person who performs work, for remuneration, that consists primarily of acting for or aiding others in soliciting or procuring the services of a private investigator or security guard shall be deemed to be in the business of selling private investigator or security guard services.  2005, c. 34, s. 2 (6). Non-application (7) This Act does not apply to, (a) barristers or solicitors engaged in the practice of their profession; (b) persons who perform work, for remuneration, that consists primarily of searching for and providing information on, (i) the financial credit rating of persons, (ii) the qualifications and suitability of applicants for insurance and indemnity bonds, or (iii) the qualifications and suitability of persons as employees or prospective employees; (c) a person who is acting as a peace officer; (d) insurance adjusters licensed under the Insurance Act while acting in that capacity, and their employees while acting in the usual and regular scope of their employment; (e) insurance companies licensed under the Insurance Act and their employees while acting in the usual and regular scope of their employment; (f) persons residing outside Ontario who are licensed employees of a private investigation agency licensed or registered in a jurisdiction outside Ontario, but elsewhere in Canada who, (i) on behalf of a person situated outside Ontario, make an investigation or inquiry partly outside Ontario and partly within Ontario, and (ii) come into Ontario solely for the purpose of such investigation or inquiry; (g) persons who receive remuneration for work that consists primarily of providing advice with respect to security requirements but who are not soliciting or procuring the services of private investigators or security guards for the purposes of subsection (6); (h) persons who receive remuneration for work that consists primarily of providing an armoured vehicle service; (i) locksmiths; and (j) any class of persons exempted by the regulations.  2005, c. 34, s. 2 (7). Remunerative work (8) In subsections (2), (4), (6) and (7), a reference to performing work for remuneration includes performing work pursuant to an agreement that provides that the remuneration paid is contingent, in whole or in part, on the completion of the work.  2005, c. 34, s. 2 (8). “Peace officer” (9) For the purposes of clause (7) (c), “peace officer” means a person or a member of a class of persons set out in the definition of “peace officer” in section 2 of the Criminal Code (Canada).  2005, c. 34, s. 2 (9). PArt II   administration Registrar