Land Surveyors Act 1991 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Practising Certificates
16. Cancellation of practising certificates
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The Board may cancel a practising certificate of any registered surveyor on any ground specified in section 15(4) which applies to the registered surveyor, whether or not that ground existed at the time when the practising certificate was issued.
The Board must not cancel any practising certificate under subsection (1) unless an opportunity of being heard either personally or by counsel has been given to the person concerned.
practising certificate
“practising certificate” means —(a)in relation to a registered surveyor — an annual practising certificate issued under section 15 authorising him or her to engage in survey work in Singapore;(b)in relation to an allied professional who is an architect registered under the Architects Act 1991 — a practising certificate issued under section 18 of that Act; and(c)in relation to an allied professional who is a professional engineer registered under the Professional Engineers Act 1991 — a practising certificate issued under section 28 of that Act;
Any person whose practising certificate has been cancelled by the Board under this section may, within 30 days after being notified of the cancellation, appeal to the General Division of the High Court whose decision is final.