Singapore legislation
Section 9
Section 9
Suspension or cancellation of licence, etc.
(1)
If the Postal Authority is satisfied that a person who is granted a licence under section 6 or any regulations made under this Act is contravening, or has contravened, whether by act or omission —
any of the conditions of the licence;
any provision of any code of practice or standard of performance;
any direction of the Postal Authority given under section 25, 26D or 26F(2); or
section 26B,the Authority may, by written notice, do either or both of the following:
issue such written order to the person as it considers requisite for the purpose of securing compliance thereof;
require the payment, within a specified period, of a financial penalty of such amount not exceeding $1 million as it thinks fit.
(2)
Where the Postal Authority is satisfied that —
the person who is granted a postal licence is again likely to contravene, whether by act or omission, any condition, provision, direction or section mentioned in subsection (1);
the person who is granted a postal licence has gone into liquidation other than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction;
the person who is granted a postal licence is no longer in a position to comply with the provisions of this Act or the terms or conditions of the person’s licence; or
the public interest so requires,the Postal Authority may, in lieu of an order or a financial penalty under subsection (1)(e) or (f) or both, by written notice and without any compensation, do all or any of the following:
cancel the licence or part thereof;
suspend the licence or part thereof for such period as it thinks fit;
reduce the period for which the licence is to be in force.
(3)
An order under subsection (1)(e) —
must require the person concerned (according to the circumstances of the case) to do, or not to do, any things that are specified in the order or are of a description so specified therein;
takes effect at such time, being the earliest practicable time, as is determined by or under that order; and
may be revoked at any time by the Postal Authority.
(4)
A person who fails to comply with any order under subsection (1)(e) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
(5)
In any proceedings brought against a person for an offence under subsection (4), it is a defence for the person to prove that the person took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid contravening the order.
(6)
A financial penalty payable by a person by virtue of subsection (1) is recoverable by the Postal Authority as a debt due to the Postal Authority from that person; and the person’s liability to pay is not affected by the person’s licence ceasing (for any reason) to be in force.