Singapore legislation

Section 24

of Singapore Tourism Board Act 1963

Section 24

Tourist guide licence

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(1)

A licence granted or renewed under section 23(4)(a) is subject to any conditions that the Board may specify.

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(2)

The Board may, at any time, vary or revoke any of the conditions of a licence or impose new conditions.

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(3)

The conditions of a licence may include the assignment to the licensee of such description or classification as a tourist guide as the Board considers appropriate to —

(a)

denote the licensee’s qualifications, proficiency, experience or any other attribute as a tourist guide; or

(b)

define or circumscribe the type of guiding services the licensee is authorised to provide under the licence.

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(4)

The Board must, before altering any description or classification of a licensee as a tourist guide under this section —

(a)

at the time of renewing his or her licence; or

(b)

at any time during the duration of his or her licence,in a manner that is to the disadvantage of the licensee, give the licensee written notice of its intention to do so and an opportunity to submit reasons, within the period that the Board may specify in that notice, as to why such alteration should not be made.

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(5)

For the purposes of subsection (4), a reference to a licensee includes a reference to a person who applies to renew his or her licence.[19E

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