Singapore legislation
Section 22
Section 22
Licence for multi-discipline and corporate practice
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may grant a licence to a corporationto supply survey services in Singapore if —
the memorandum of association of the corporation provides that a primary object of the corporation is to supply survey services;
at least $1 million of its authorised capital is bona fide paid-up;
the articles of association of the corporation provide that no person other than a registered surveyor or an allied professional shall be a director of the corporation;
not less than two-thirds, or such lower proportion as the Minister may specify in relation to any particular corporation, of each class of shares of the corporation shall be beneficially owned by and registered in the names of —
registered surveyors; or
registered surveyors and allied professionals,who are either directors, managers or employees of the corporation;
the business of the corporation, so far as it relates to survey work in Singapore, will be under the control and management of a director of the corporation who —
is a registered surveyor ordinarily resident in Singapore;
has in force a practising certificate; and
is a registered owner of at least one share of the corporation; and
the corporation is insured against professional liability in accordance with section 26 and the rules made under section 47.
(2)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may grant a licence to any unlimited corporation to supply survey services in Singapore if —
the requirements specified in subsection (1)(a) and (c) are complied with;
the articles of association of the corporation provide that any person who is neither a registered surveyor nor an allied professional or is a nominee of such a person, or is not a director, manager or employee of the corporation, shall not be registered as a member of that corporation; and
the business of the corporation, so far as it relates to survey work, will be under the control and management of a director of the corporation who —
is a registered surveyor ordinarily resident in Singapore;
has in force a practising certificate; and
is a member, or a registered owner of at least one share, of the corporation.
(3)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may grant a licence to any partnership not consisting wholly of registered surveyors to supply survey services in Singapore if —
the partnership is one in which only registered surveyors, each of whom shall have in force a practising certificate, and allied professionals have a beneficial interest in the capital assets and profits of the partnership; and
the business of the partnership, so far as it relates to survey work in Singapore, will be under the control and management of a partner who is a registered surveyor ordinarily resident in Singapore; and has in force a practising certificate.
(4)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may grant a licence to any corporation or partnership to supply survey services in Singapore if the corporation or partnership has in force a licence granted under section 20 of the Architects Act (Cap. 12) or section 20 of the Professional Engineers Act (Cap. 253) and —
in the case of an unlimited corporation, the corporation complies with the requirements set out in subsections (1)(c) and (2)(b) and (c);
in the case of any other corporation, the corporation complies with the requirements set out in subsection (1)(b), (c), (d)(ii), (e) and (f); or
in the case of a partnership, the partnership complies with the requirements set out in subsection (3).
(5)
Any application for a licence under this section shall be in such form and shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed.
(6)
The Board may refuse to grant a licence under this section to any corporation (whether unlimited or not) or partnership if, in the opinion of the Board, the past conduct of any director, manager or employee of the corporation, or any partner, manager or employee of the partnership, affords reasonable grounds for believing that the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, will not supply survey services in Singapore in accordance with the written law and with honesty and integrity.
(7)
Every licence granted under this section shall, unless earlier revoked, be valid for such period as may be specified therein.
(8)
Any person whose application for a licence has been refused by the Board may, within 30 days after being notified of such refusal, appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final. [17