Clause 32

The grant or renewal of any licence shall be at the discretion of the Director and may be granted, renewed or refused without giving any reason and may be granted or renewed subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Director may think fit and shall be subject to suspension, cancellation or revocation at any time without compensation and without notice by the Director upon breach of any restriction or condition subject to which it was granted or to any contravention of such of the provisions of this Act or the regulations as may affect the licence.

The Director may amend or delete any of the conditions imposed on any licence or impose additional conditions without giving any reasons and at any time during the validity period of the licence.

An application for a licence shall be made in such form and contain such particulars and information as the Director may determine.

The Director may require any applicant for a licence to furnish such information and evidence as he may reasonably require for a full and proper consideration of the application and, in the event of a refusal to furnish the information, shall refuse to grant or renew the licence.

Any person who wilfully furnishes any false information in any application for a licence shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and any licence granted shall be void and of no effect.

Subject to the provisions of this Act, any licence may be for such period as the Director thinks fit.

There shall be charged in respect of any application for the grant, amendment or renewal of any licence, such fee, if any, as may be prescribed by the Minister.

Where a licence is granted or renewed for a period of less than 12 months, the Director may charge a proportionate fee therefor; and in so charging any part of a month shall be reckoned as one month.

No licensee shall be entitled to any refund of any fee paid by him in respect of any licence.

No person shall in any manner transfer any licence or permit any licence to be used by any other person without the approval in writing of the Director.

Subject to the provisions of this Act, any person aggrieved by the refusal by the Director to grant, amend or renew a licence or by the suspension or revocation by the Director of any licence may, within 14 days of such refusal, suspension or revocation, appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.

For the purpose of this section, “licence” includes any approval, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence which may be granted or renewed by the Director in pursuance of this Act or the regulations.