Singapore legislation
Clause 37
Clause 37
Withdrawal of approval or certificate of compliance
(1)
The Commissioner of Civil Defence may at any time withdraw any approval granted under section 36(3)(a) or any certificate of compliance if —
in the opinion of the Commissioner of Civil Defence —
the person to whom the approval has been granted or the certificate of compliance issued has failed to comply with any condition of the approval or certificate of compliance; or
the fire and rescue management system in respect of which the approval has been granted or the certificate of compliance issued no longer complies with any of the conditions of the approval or certificate of compliance (as the case may be) or any of the requirements prescribed under section 38;
the Commissioner of Civil Defence has reason to believe that the approval or certificate of compliance had been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; or
the Commissioner of Civil Defence becomes aware of any circumstance that would have required or permitted him to refuse to grant the approval or issue the certificate of compliance had the Commissioner of Civil Defence been aware of the circumstance immediately before granting the approval or issuing the certificate of compliance.
(2)
The Commissioner of Civil Defence shall not exercise his power under subsection (1) to withdraw any approval granted under section 36(3)(a) or any certificate of compliance without giving the person to whom the approval has been granted or the certificate of compliance issued an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the prescribed procedure.