Section 31
Application for licence
of Building and Construction Authority Act 1999
(1)
Every application for a licence or for a renewal of a licence must be made to the Authority in the prescribed manner and accompanied by the appropriate application fee prescribed.
(2)
An applicant for a licence or for a renewal of a licence must, at the request of the Authority, provide any further information or evidence that the Authority may require to decide the application.
(3)
Upon receiving an application for a licence or for a renewal of a licence under subsection (1), the Authority must consider the application and, subject to section 40(7)(c), may —
grant a licence or a renewal of a licence, with or without conditions; or
refuse to grant any such licence or renewal of such licence.
(4)
To avoid doubt, a licence does not authorise its holder —
to use in any building works, street works or railway works in Singapore; or
to supply to any other person,any essential construction material imported by the holder.
(5)
Every licence is, unless earlier revoked, valid for such period as may be specified in the licence (being not longer than 24 months) and, upon its expiry, the licence may be renewed.
(6)
Any person who, in making an application for a licence —
makes any statement or provides any document which the person knows to be false or does not believe to be true; or
by the intentional suppression of any material fact, provides information which is misleading,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.[31E