Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Issuance, renewal and conditions of licence
(1)
An application for a licence shall be —
made to the Licensing Officer in such form or manner as the Licensing Officer may require; and
accompanied by —
such particulars, information and documents as the Licensing Officer may require; and
the prescribed fee and any other prescribed charge.
(2)
Upon receipt of an application under subsection (1), the Licensing Officer may, in his discretion, issue a licence to the applicant subject to such conditions as the Licensing Officer may think fit to impose.
(3)
The Licensing Officer may at any time add to, vary or revoke any condition of a licence imposed under subsection (2).
(4)
The Licensing Officer shall, before adding to, varying or revoking any condition of a licence under subsection (3), give the licensee —
notice in writing of his intention to do so; and
an opportunity to be heard, within such time as may be specified in the notice, as to why the condition should not be added to, varied or revoked.
(5)
Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the Licensing Officer under this section may, within 14 days of being notified of the decision of the Licensing Officer, appeal in writing to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
(6)
A licence may be renewed upon its expiry, and subsections (1) to (5) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to an application for the renewal of a licence.
(7)
Any person who, in making an application for a licence —
makes any statement or furnishes any particulars, information or document which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true; or
by the intentional suppression of any material fact, furnishes any information which is misleading,shall be guilty of an offence.[Secondhand Dealers 1985 Ed., s. 4]