Singapore legislation

Section 22

of Amusement Rides Safety Act 2011

Section 22

Lapsing, revocation and suspension of operating permit

(1)

An operating permit automatically lapses —

(a)

if the holder of the operating permit —

(i)

dies, is wound up or otherwise dissolved, whether in Singapore or elsewhere; or

(ii)

ceases to be the operator of the amusement ride;

(b)

if the insurance required under section 13(1)(b)(iii) ceases to be in force; or

(c)

in the event of such other occurrence or in such other circumstances as may be prescribed.

(2)

The Commissioner may revoke an operating permit if —

(a)

the amusement ride (not being an amusement ride that is capable of being relocated) has not been in operation for a continuous period of more than 3 months;

(b)

in the Commissioner’s opinion, the holder of the operating permit has contravened or is contravening, or the operation of the amusement ride has been or is being carried out in a manner which contravenes —

(i)

any condition of the operating permit;

(ii)

any prescribed requirement; or

(iii)

any direction given by the Commissioner in respect of the operation of the amusement ride;

(c)

the Commissioner has reason to believe that the operating permit had been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;

(d)

the Commissioner becomes aware of any circumstance that would have required or permitted him or her to refuse to issue the operating permit had the Commissioner been aware of the circumstance immediately before issuing the operating permit; or

(e)

the Commissioner considers it in the public interest to revoke the operating permit.

(3)

The Commissioner may, if he or she considers it desirable to do so —

(a)

suspend an operating permit for a specific period instead of revoking it under subsection (2); and

(b)

at any time extend or rescind the suspension.

(4)

Subject to subsection (5), the Commissioner must not revoke or suspend an operating permit under subsection (2) or (3) without giving the holder of the operating permit an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the prescribed procedure.

(5)

The Commissioner may revoke or suspend an operating permit without giving the holder of the operating permit an opportunity to be heard if —

(a)

the holder of the operating permit —

(i)

has been declared bankrupt or has gone into compulsory or voluntary liquidation other than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction; or

(ii)

is in the course of being wound up or otherwise dissolved, whether in Singapore or elsewhere;

(b)

a receiver, a receiver and manager or an equivalent person has been appointed, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, in relation to or in respect of any property of the holder of the operating permit;

(c)

the holder of the operating permit has been convicted —

(i)

of an offence under this Act; or

(ii)

whether in Singapore or elsewhere, of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty or the conviction for which involved a finding that the holder of the operating permit had acted fraudulently or dishonestly; or

(d)

the Commissioner of Civil Defence has, under section 37, withdrawn the certificate of compliance that has been issued in respect of the fire and rescue management system of the amusement ride being operated by the holder of the operating permit.

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