Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Debt Collection Bill

Clause 7

Application for or to renew licence

(1)

An application for or to renew a licence must be made to the Licensing Officer in accordance with this section.

(2)

An application under subsection (1) must —

(a)

be in the form and manner required by the Licensing Officer;

(b)

be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee (if prescribed) paid in the manner required by the Licensing Officer; and

(c)

be accompanied by any information that the Licensing Officer requires to decide on the application.

(3)

In addition to the requirements under subsection (2), an application to renew a licence must —

(a)

be made not later than the prescribed time before the date the licence expires (called in this subsection the renewal deadline); and

(b)

if made later than the renewal deadline, be accompanied by a non‑refundable late renewal application fee (if prescribed) paid in the manner required by the Licensing Officer.

(4)

The Licensing Officer or an authorised officer may —

(a)

carry out any inquiry or investigation in relation to an application under subsection (1) that is necessary for a proper consideration by the Licensing Officer of the application; and

(b)

request that the applicant provide, within a specified time, any additional information that the Licensing Officer requires for a proper consideration of the application.

(5)

The Licensing Officer may refuse an application under subsection (1) —

(a)

that is incomplete or otherwise not made in accordance with this section; or

(b)

if the applicant fails to provide the additional information requested under subsection (4)(b).

(6)

An applicant who, in an application under subsection (1), makes a statement which the applicant knows to be false in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

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