Multimodal Transport Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Registration Under Register of Singapore Competent National Body
4. Registration
Feedback & supportA person who desires to be under the register of the Singapore competent national body must apply to the Singapore competent national body for a registration certificate under this section.
Singapore competent national body
“Singapore competent national body” means the person or authority authorised by the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, as the competent national body of Singapore, for the purposes of the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Multimodal Transport;
An application under subsection (1) must —
be made in the form and manner that the Singapore competent national body requires;
be accompanied by the prescribed non‑refundable application fee; and
include such information as may be prescribed.
Upon receiving an application under subsection (1), the Singapore competent national body may —
issue a registration certificate to the person, with or without conditions, certifying that the person has been entered in the register of the Singapore competent national body; or
refuse to issue a registration certificate.
The Singapore competent national body must not issue a registration certificate to an applicant unless the applicant —
registration certificate
“registration certificate” means a document issued by the Singapore competent national body certifying that a multimodal transport operator is included in the register of the Singapore competent national body;
is carrying on, or intends to carry on, the business of international multimodal transport and is —
a company registered under the Companies Act 1967; or
a person whose business name is registered under the Business Names Registration Act 2014;
has a principal place of business in Singapore;
has an insurance, a bond, a guarantee, or any other financial arrangements acceptable to the Singapore competent national body to cover payment (in whole or in part) for any claim arising from any loss, damage or delay in the delivery of goods under a multimodal transport contract, as well as any contractual risk assumed by the applicant in relation to the performance of the carriage of any goods under a multimodal transport contract;
maintains the prescribed minimum assets, or provides an equivalent guarantee acceptable to the Singapore competent national body; and
satisfies such other requirements as may be prescribed.
A registration certificate issued under subsection (3)(a) is valid for one year, unless it is earlier cancelled under section 6.
The Singapore competent national body may at any time add to, vary or revoke any of the conditions of a registration certificate.
Where the Singapore competent national body refuses to issue a registration certificate to an applicant, the Singapore competent national body must state in writing its reasons for refusal if requested to do so by the applicant.
Any applicant who is aggrieved by the refusal of the Singapore competent national body to issue a registration certificate may, within 14 days of having been informed of the refusal, appeal to the Minister whose decision is final.