Multimodal Transport Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Registration Under Register of Singapore Competent National Body
5. Renewal of registration certificate
Feedback & supportAn application for the renewal of a registration certificate must —
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;
be made to the Singapore competent national body at least 3 months before the date the registration certificate expires;
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.
If an application to renew a registration certificate is submitted to the Singapore competent national body less than 3 months before the registration certificate expires, the application is treated as an application under section 4.
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;
Upon receiving an application under subsection (1), the Singapore competent national body may —
if the applicant satisfies the requirements mentioned in section 4(4), renew the registration certificate, with or without conditions, for a further period of one year; or
refuse to renew the registration certificate.
The Singapore competent national body may, at any time, add to, vary or revoke any of the conditions of a registration certificate renewed under this section or impose new conditions.
Where the Singapore competent national body refuses to renew the registration certificate of an applicant, it 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 renew a registration certificate may, within 14 days of having been informed of the refusal, appeal to the Minister whose decision is final.