Singapore legislation
Clause 27
Clause 27
Revocation of licence
(1)
Subject to subsection (3), the Board may by order revoke any licence it granted to a corporation or partnership if in the opinion of the Board —
the corporation or partnership has contravened or failed to comply with any of the conditions imposed by the Board under section 18;
the memorandum or articles of association of the corporation have been so altered that they no longer include the restrictions, limitations or prohibitions of the kind specified in section 17(1), (2) or (4), whichever is applicable;
a person who is neither a registered surveyor who has in force a practising certificate nor an allied professional has a beneficial interest in the capital assets and profits of the partnership;
the licence had been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;
the corporation or partnership has ceased to engage in title survey work in Singapore;
the corporation or partnership has contravened or failed to comply with section 19, 20 or 21, or has been convicted of an offence under this Act;
the corporation or partnership has contravened any provision of the prescribed code of professional conduct and ethics;
the conduct of any director, manager or employee of the corporation, or any partner or employee of the partnership, affords 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;
the corporation or partnership has refused or failed to comply with an order of the Board made under subsection (2); or
the corporation or partnership refuses or fails to pay the cost of any correction to its title survey within 14 days of the receipt of a statement issued to it under section 37(4).
(2)
The Board may, in any case in which it considers that no cause of sufficient gravity for revoking a licence exists —
by order impose on the corporation or partnership concerned a penalty not exceeding $20,000 and every such penalty shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Board; or
order the corporation or partnership to pay the cost of any correction to its title survey incurred by the Chief Surveyor.
(3)
The Board shall not exercise its powers under subsection (1) or (2) unless —
an opportunity of being heard by a representative in writing or by counsel had been given to the corporation or partnership against whom the Board intends to exercise its powers; and
at least 3 members of the Board are present at the hearing.
(4)
Where the Board has revoked a licence pursuant to this section, it shall forthwith inform the corporation or partnership concerned.
(5)
Any order of revocation made by the Board shall not take effect until the expiration of 30 days after the Board has informed the corporation or partnership concerned and if within that period the corporation or partnership gives due notice of appeal to the High Court, the order shall not take effect unless the order is confirmed by the Court or the appeal is for any reason dismissed by the Court.
(6)
Where an order of revocation becomes effective —
the Secretary shall cause notice of the revocation to be published in the Gazette and shall cancel the entry in the register of licensees relating to the corporation or partnership concerned; and
the corporation or partnership concerned shall, as from the date of the notice, cease to engage in title survey work in Singapore except as may be approved by the Board for the purpose of winding up its business.
(7)
Subsection (6)(b) shall not prejudice the enforcement by any person of any right or claim against the corporation or partnership or by the corporation or partnership of any right or claim against any person.