Singapore legislation

Section 31O

of Building and Construction Authority Act

Section 31O

Cancellation of import permits and storage permits

Amended by12/200912/200912/2009

(1)

The Authority may, after calling upon the licensee concerned to show cause within such reasonable time as the Authority may allow as to why the import permit granted in respect of any consignment of essential construction material to be imported should not be cancelled, by order cancel the import permit if the Authority has reasonable grounds to believe that —

(a)

the import permit had been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;

(b)

the essential construction material is extracted or won from the same site from which any failed construction material is extracted or won;

(c)

the licensee’s licence is suspended or the licensee is the subject of any proceedings under section 31N;

(d)

the essential construction material no longer complies with a prescribed requirement referred to in section 31K(1)(c); or

(e)

it is in the public interest to do so.

Amended by12/2009

(2)

Without prejudice to subsection (1), every import permit granted to any person shall be deemed cancelled upon the revocation of any licence granted to the same person.

Amended by12/2009

(3)

The Authority may, after calling upon the licensee concerned to show cause within such reasonable time as the Authority may allow as to why the storage permit granted in respect of any premises should not be cancelled, by order cancel the storage permit if the Authority has reasonable grounds to believe that —

(a)

the storage permit had been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;

(b)

any condition of the storage permit has been breached; or

(c)

any essential construction material subject to an isolation order is not stored at those premises in accordance with this Part or any regulations made thereunder.

Amended by12/2009
Section 31O — Building and Construction Authority Act