Singapore legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Cancellation of registration and suspension from practice
(1)
Without prejudice to section 11(7), the Commissioner may by order cancel the registration of any registered inspector or suspend him or her from practice for a period not exceeding 12 months under any of the following circumstances:
if he or she is deceased;
if he or she has contravened or failed to comply with section 8(1);
if he or she is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty or an offence under this Act;
if it appears to the Commissioner that he or she is no longer in the position to carry out the duties or responsibilities of a registered inspector under this Act;
if he or she has procured his or her registration by fraud or misrepresentation; or
if he or she is a qualified person or a fire safety engineer, his or her registration as such is revoked or cancelled or he or she is suspended from practising as such under this Act or any other relevant written law.
(2)
The Commissioner may, if the Commissioner considers that no cause of sufficient gravity for cancellation of registration or suspension from practice exists, by writing censure the registered inspector.
(3)
The Commissioner must not exercise the Commissioner’s powers under subsection (1)(b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) or (2) unless an opportunity of being heard has been given to the registered inspector against whom the Commissioner intends to exercise his or her powers.
(4)
Where a registered inspector has been suspended from practice under subsection (1), the Commissioner must, within 7 days of the expiry of such suspension, restore the name and particulars of that registered inspector to the register of registered inspectors and issue to him or her a fresh certificate of registration.
(5)
Any person whose application for registration as a registered inspector is refused, or who is dissatisfied with the decision of the Commissioner under subsection (1), may, within 14 days of being notified in writing of the refusal or the decision, appeal to the Minister.
(6)
Where an order made by the Commissioner to cancel the registration of a registered inspector or suspend the registered inspector from practice has taken effect, the Commissioner must —
remove the name and particulars of the inspector concerned from the register of registered inspectors;
cancel any certificate of registration issued to the inspector concerned under section 6(5); and
notify the inspector concerned accordingly.
(7)
The inspector concerned must, within 14 days of being notified of the removal of his or her name and particulars from the register of registered inspectors, surrender to the Commissioner the certificate of registration issued to him or her.
(8)
Any person who fails to comply with subsection (7) shall be guilty of an offence.
(9)
Any person whose name has been removed from the register of registered inspectors under subsection (1)(b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) must, if his or her appeal to the Minister is allowed, have his or her name reinstated as soon as may be practicable.[5A