Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Application for licence and renewal of licence
Subregulation 1
An application for a licence or the renewal of a licence must be made to the Director-General in the form and manner that the Director-General determines and must be accompanied by such information, statement or document as the Director-General may require.
Subregulation 2
Unless the Director-General otherwise permits, an application for a licence, made in accordance with paragraph (1), must be received by the Director-General no later than 14 working days prior to the date of commencement of the activity in question.
Subregulation 3
Unless the Director-General otherwise permits, an application for the renewal of a licence, made in accordance with paragraph (1), must be received by the Director-General no later than 14 working days prior to the date of expiry of the licence.
Subregulation 4
In considering an application for a licence or the renewal of a licence, the Director-General may interview the applicant, visit any facility to which the application relates or make any other inquiry.
Subregulation 5
The Director-General may refuse to grant a licence to any applicant if —
the application was not made in accordance with paragraph (1);
the applicant has made or caused or allowed to be made, or produced in connection with the application, any false or fraudulent declaration or representation, whether or not in writing;
the applicant has been convicted of an offence under the Act;
the applicant was previously granted a licence (whether or not of the type applied for) which was subsequently cancelled or suspended; or
in the opinion of the Director-General, the applicant is not a fit and proper person to hold the licence.
Subregulation 6
The Director-General may refuse to renew a licence if —
the application was not made in accordance with paragraph (1);
the applicant has made or caused or allowed to be made, or produced in connection with the application, any false or fraudulent declaration or representation, whether or not in writing;
the applicant has, in the opinion of the Director-General, contravened any condition of the licence;
the applicant has been convicted of an offence under the Act; or
in the opinion of the Director-General, the applicant is no longer a fit and proper person to hold the licence.
Subregulation 7
In this regulation, “working day” means any day from Monday to Friday that is not a public holiday.