Singapore legislation
Clause 6
Clause 6
New sections 9A and 9B
The Pawnbrokers Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 9 thereof the following new sections: —“Power of Registrar to cancel licence9A.—
The Registrar may cancel a licence and forfeit the whole or such part of the money deposited with the Accountant-General under paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 9 of this Act as the Registrar may think fit if he is satisfied that —
the licensed pawnbroker’s shop is being conducted in an improper or unsatisfactory manner; or
the licensee has been convicted of an offence under this Act; or
the licensee has failed to comply with any of the conditions upon which the licence was issued; or
since the issue of the licence, the licensee or the premises has ceased to comply with any of the requirements set out in subsection (1) of section 9 of this Act.(2) The Registrar shall, before cancelling a licence and forfeiting any money under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, give the licensee concerned notice in writing of his intention to do so specifying a date, not less than fourteen days after the date of the notice, upon which such cancellation and forfeiture shall be made and calling upon the licensee to show cause to the Registrar why his licence should not be cancelled and why his money should not be forfeited.(3) The Registrar, on receiving any representation from a licensee, may, instead of cancelling a licence and forfeiting any money under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, impose a penalty not exceeding five thousand dollars on the licensee and may recover the penalty from any cash deposit or other form of security given by the licensee to the Registrar.(4) Any cancellation of a licence shall not affect the duties and liabilities of the licensee as a pawnbroker under this Act.Appeal to the Minister9B. Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Registrar to issue or renew a licence or the decision of the Registrar to cancel a licence and forfeit any money belonging to the licensee or to impose a penalty may, within ten days of the written notification to him of the refusal, cancellation, forfeiture or imposition of the penalty, appeal in writing to the Minister whose decision thereon shall be final and conclusive.”.