Singapore legislation

Clause 12

of Financial Advisers (Amendment) Bill

Clause 12

Amendment of section 19

Section 19 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:“(5) The Authority may revoke or suspend a licence under subsection (2) or (3), respectively, without giving the licensee an opportunity to be heard —

(a)

in the case of a licensed financial adviser, on any of the following grounds:

(i)

the licensee is in the course of being wound up or otherwise dissolved, whether in Singapore or elsewhere;

(ii)

a receiver, a receiver and manager or an equivalent person has been appointed, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, in relation to or in respect of any property of the licensee;

(iii)

a prohibition order under section 59 has been made by the Authority, and remains in force, against the licensee;

(iv)

the licensee has been convicted, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty or the conviction for which involved a finding that it had acted fraudulently or dishonestly; or

(b)

in the case of a licensed representative, on any of the following grounds:

(i)

the licensee is an undischarged bankrupt, whether in Singapore or elsewhere;

(ii)

a prohibition order under section 59 has been made by the Authority, and remains in force, against the licensee;

(iii)

the licensee has been convicted, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, of an offence —

(A)

involving fraud or dishonesty or the conviction for which involved a finding that he had acted fraudulently or dishonestly; and (B)punishable with imprisonment for a term of 3 months or more.”.