Singapore legislation
Clause 12
Clause 12
Cancellation of registration
(1)
The Board may, subject to subsection (2), cancel the registration of any registered contact lens practitioner if —
his registration under this Act has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;
any of his qualifications by virtue of which he was registered under this Act has been withdrawn or cancelled by the authority through which it was acquired or by which it was awarded;
he has been convicted of an offence or has been guilty of any misconduct or negligence which the Board is satisfied renders him unfit to remain in practice as a contact lens practitioner;
he has failed to obtain an annual licence in accordance with section 9;
he is suffering from any disease or disability which the Board is satisfied renders him unfit to practise as a contact lens practitioner; or
he has ceased to practise as a contact lens practitioner.
(2)
In the case of a registered contact lens practitioner who is liable to have his registration cancelled under subsection (1)(c), the Board may, instead of cancelling his registration —
caution or censure him;
suspend him from practice as a contact lens practitioner for a period of not less than 3 months and not more than 2 years;
impose on him a penalty not exceeding $2,000,or take any combination of such actions against him.
(3)
The Board shall not cancel the registration of any registered contact lens practitioner under subsection (1) or take any action against him under subsection (2) unless the Board has given him an opportunity of being heard either personally or by counsel.
(4)
Where the Board cancels the registration of any registered contact lens practitioner under subsection (1) or takes any action against him under subsection (2), the Board may order him to pay such sum as it thinks fit in respect of the costs and expenses of and incidental to any inquiry held by the Board.
(5)
A decision to cancel the registration of a registered contact lens practitioner or to suspend him from practice as a contact lens practitioner shall not take effect until the expiration of one month from the date on which the decision has been communicated to him or, where an appeal against the decision is made to the Minister, until the appeal has been determined or withdrawn.
(6)
While any registered contact lens practitioner remains suspended from practice, it shall be deemed that, for the period of his suspension, his registration has been cancelled and that his annual licence has been revoked, except that any unexpired period of his registration or annual licence shall, upon the expiry of his suspension, be forthwith revived.