Singapore legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Application for licence
(1)
Any person who desires to obtain a licence shall make an application in the prescribed form to the licensing officer for the grant of a licence.
(2)
Upon receiving an application under subsection (1), the licensing officer shall consider the application and may grant a licence, with or without conditions, or refuse to grant a licence.
(3)
The licensing officer shall refuse to grant a licence if —
satisfactory evidence has not been produced of the good fame and character of the applicant or, if the applicant is a company, of its officers holding managerial or executive positions;
satisfactory evidence has not been produced to show that the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a licence;
the applicant has been convicted of any offence involving fraud or moral turpitude or, if the applicant is a company, any of its officers holding a managerial or an executive position has been convicted of any offence involving fraud or moral turpitude; or
he considers it in the public interest to do so.
(4)
The licensing officer may at any time vary or revoke any of the existing conditions of a licence or impose conditions or additional conditions thereto.
(5)
The licensing officer shall, prior to taking any action under subsection (4), notify his intention to take such action to the licensee concerned and shall give the licensee an opportunity to submit reasons why the conditions of his licence should not be so varied or revoked.
(6)
Where a licence is subject to conditions the licensee shall comply with those conditions.
(7)
Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the licensing officer under this section may, within one month of being notified of the decision of the licensing officer, appeal against his decision to the Minister whose decision shall be final.