Singapore legislation
Section 136
Section 136
Payment for licences by cheque
(1)
The Registrar may, if he or she thinks fit and subject to the provisions of this Act, grant any licence upon receipt of a cheque for the amount of the fee payable thereon.
(2)
Where a person pays by cheque the whole or any part of any tax or fee for a licence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under the Act, and the cheque is not accepted on presentation or is dishonoured —
the licence is void as from the date when it was granted or renewed, as the case may be; and
the Registrar must give the person a dishonour notice in a manner allowed under section 131A.
(2A)
A dishonour notice must —
contain a statement to the effect that the cheque was dishonoured or not accepted, as the case may be;
contain a statement to the effect that the relevant licence is void as from the date when it was granted or renewed, as the case may be; and
if the licence was not issued in electronic form, require the person to deliver up the licence to the Registrar within a period of 7 days after the date that the dishonour notice is given.
(3)
If the person fails to comply with the request within the period under subsection (2A)(c), the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(4)
If the licence granted under subsection (1) is in respect of a motor vehicle, the Registrar may on the expiry of the 7 days after the dishonour notice is given, proceed under section 15.