Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Postal Services (Amendment) Bill

Clause 8

Amendment of section 9

Section 9 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (1)(b);

(b)

by deleting paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(c)any direction of the Postal Authority given under section 25, 26D or 26F(2); or

(d)

section 26B,”;

(c)

by deleting “$10,000” in subsection (1)(ii) and substituting the words “$1 million”;

(d)

by deleting subsections (2) and (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) Where the Postal Authority is satisfied that —

(a)

the person who is granted a postal licence is again likely to contravene, whether by act or omission, any condition, provision, direction or section referred to in subsection (1);

(b)

the person who is granted a postal licence has gone into liquidation other than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction;

(c)

the person who is granted a postal licence is no longer in a position to comply with the provisions of this Act or the terms or conditions of his licence; or

(d)

the public interest so requires,the Postal Authority may, in lieu of an order or a financial penalty under subsection (1)(i) or (ii) or both, by notice in writing and without any compensation, do all or any of the following:

(i)

cancel the licence or part thereof;

(ii)

suspend the licence or part thereof for such period as it thinks fit;

(iii)

reduce the period for which the licence is to be in force.”;

(e)

by deleting the word “Authority” in subsection (4)(c) and substituting the words “Postal Authority”; and

(f)

by inserting, immediately after the words “an offence” in subsection (5), the words “and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both”.