Multimodal Transport Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Registration Under Register of Singapore Competent National Body
6. Cancellation of registration certificate
Feedback & supportIf the Singapore competent national body is satisfied that the holder of a registration certificate —
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;
has, when making an application under section 4 or 5 relating to the registration certificate, made any statement that is incorrect or false in any material particular;
has otherwise procured the registration certificate by fraud or misrepresentation; or
is contravening or has contravened any of the conditions of the registration certificate,the Singapore competent national body may, by notice, cancel the registration certificate.
Before cancelling the registration certificate, the Singapore competent national body must give notice to the holder of the registration certificate —
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;
stating that it intends to cancel the registration certificate; and
specifying the time within which written representations may be made to it.
The time specified by the Singapore competent national body in the notice in subsection (2)(b) must not be less than 28 days after the date of the notice.
The Singapore competent national body may, after considering any written representation made by the holder of the registration certificate, cancel the registration certificate and notify the holder of the cancellation.
The Singapore competent national body must furnish the holder of the registration certificate with the grounds of cancellation of the registration certificate if so required by the holder.
Any holder of a registration certificate who is aggrieved by the cancellation of the registration certificate may appeal in writing against the cancellation to the Minister —
within 14 days after being notified of the cancellation; or
if the holder requires (within the period mentioned in paragraph (a)) the Singapore competent national body to furnish the grounds of cancellation, within 14 days after being furnished with the grounds of cancellation,and the Minister’s decision is final.
A decision of the Singapore competent national body to cancel a registration certificate takes effect despite an appeal against that decision being made to the Minister under subsection (6), unless the Minister otherwise specifies.