Singapore legislation
Clause 17
Clause 17
Licence for multi-discipline and corporate practice
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may grant a licence to a corporation to engage in title survey work in Singapore if —
the memorandum of association of the corporation provides that the primary object of the corporation is to engage in title survey work;
at least $1 million of its authorised capital is bona fide paid-up;
the articles of association of the corporation provide that no person other than a registered surveyor or an allied professional shall be a director of the corporation;
the articles of association of the corporation provide that not less than two-thirds, or such lower proportion as the Minister may specify in relation to any particular corporation, of each class of shares of the corporation shall be owned by and registered in the names of registered surveyors and allied professionals, all of whom shall be directors, managers or employees of the corporation;
the business of the corporation, so far as it relates to title survey work in Singapore, will be under the control and management of a manager of the corporation who is a registered surveyor ordinarily resident in Singapore and has in force a practising certificate; and
the corporation is insured against professional liability in accordance with section 21.
(2)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may grant a licence to any unlimited corporation to engage in title survey work in Singapore if —
the requirements specified in subsection (1)(a), (c) and (e) are complied with; and
the members comprise registered surveyors or allied professionals or both, all of whom shall be directors, managers or employees of the corporation.
(3)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may grant to any partnership not consisting wholly of registered surveyors a licence to engage in title survey work in Singapore if —
the partnership is one in which only registered surveyors, each of whom shall have in force a practising certificate, and allied professionals have a beneficial interest in the capital assets and profits of the partnership; and
the business of the partnership, so far as it relates to title survey work in Singapore, will be under the control and management of a manager who is a registered surveyor ordinarily resident in Singapore and has in force a practising certificate.
(4)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may grant to any corporation or partnership a licence to engage in title survey work in Singapore if the corporation or partnership has in force a licence granted under section 20 of the Architects Act 1991 or section 21 of the Professional Engineers Act 1991 and —
in the case of an unlimited corporation, the corporation complies with the requirements set out in subsections (1)(c) and (e) and (2)(b);
in the case of any other corporation, the corporation complies with the requirements set out in subsection (1)(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f); or
in the case of a partnership, the partnership complies with the requirements set out in subsection (3).
(5)
Any application for a licence under this section shall be in such form and shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed.
(6)
The Board may refuse to grant a licence under this section to any corporation (whether unlimited or not) or partnership if, in the opinion of the Board, the past conduct of any director, manager or employee of the corporation, or any partner, manager or employee of the partnership, affords reasonable grounds for believing that the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, will not engage in title survey work in Singapore in accordance with the written law and with honesty and integrity.
(7)
Every licence granted under this section shall, unless earlier revoked, be valid for such period as may be specified therein.
(8)
Any person whose application for a licence has been refused by the Board may, within 30 days after being notified of such refusal, appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.