Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
of Building and Construction Authority (Registration of Construction Personnel) Regulations 2008
Regulation 10
Cancellation of registration
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), the Authority may by order cancel any registration of a construction tradesman, construction foreman or construction supervisor if —
there is reasonable cause to believe that the registration of the construction tradesman, construction foreman or construction supervisor or the renewal thereof has been obtained by means of any false statement or any statement that is false in a material particular;
the construction tradesman, construction foreman or construction supervisor has knowingly allowed details of his registration to be included in the manpower programme for more than one significant general building work project carried out at the same time;
the Authority becomes aware of a circumstance that would have required or permitted the Authority to refuse registration to the person had the Authority been aware of the circumstance immediately before the registration;
the construction tradesman, construction foreman or construction supervisor is convicted of any offence under regulation 12; or
the public interest or national security of Singapore so requires.
Subregulation 2
The Authority shall not exercise its powers under paragraph (1) unless an opportunity of being heard has been given to the construction personnel against whom the Authority intends to exercise its powers.
Subregulation 3
Where the Authority cancels the registration of any construction personnel under this regulation —
it shall cancel any certificate of registration issued to that construction personnel; and
the construction personnel concerned shall be debarred from applying to register himself again as any construction personnel for a period of 12 months after the effective date of that cancellation.
Subregulation 4
The person whose registration as a construction tradesman, construction foreman or construction supervisor is cancelled under this regulation shall, within 14 days after being notified of the cancellation of registration, surrender to an authorised officer his certificate of registration, failing which the person shall be guilty of an offence.
Subregulation 5
The Authority shall cancel the registration of every deceased construction personnel.
Subregulation 6
If the Authority has cancelled the registration of a person as a construction foreman in any class under paragraph (1), the registration of that same person as a construction tradesman in that same class shall be deemed to be also cancelled.
Subregulation 7
In this regulation, “manpower programme” and “significant general building work project” have the same respective meanings as in section 29H of the Building Control Act (Cap. 29).