Singapore legislation
Section 20
Section 20
Minister may order cancellation of registration of a martial art association
(1)
Whenever it appears to the Minister that —
any officer, employee or member of a registered martial art association is providing instruction in any form of martial art at a place of instruction provided by the association in an unlawful manner or for an unlawful purpose or for purposes prejudicial to public peace, welfare or good order in Singapore; or
a registered martial art association has wilfully contravened any provision of this Act or of any regulations made thereunder,the Minister may order that the registration of the association shall be cancelled.
(2)
Notification of every such order shall be published in the Gazette, and shall be affixed in a conspicuous manner on a building occupied by the association.
(3)
Every martial art association against which an order for cancellation of registration is made under subsection (1) shall thenceforth be deemed to be an unlawful martial art association.
(4)
Where such order has been made against a martial art association, every person who on the date on which the order was made was an officer of that association shall, during a period of 3 years from the date on which the order was made, be ineligible, except with the written permission of the Minister, to act, to be elected or to become an officer of any other martial art association.
(5)
A person who acts as or becomes, without the written permission of the Minister, an officer of a martial art association while he is ineligible under subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.