Section 11
Suspension or cancellation of licence, etc.
(1)
If the Board is satisfied that a person who is granted a licence under section 4 is contravening, or has contravened and is likely again to contravene, any of the conditions of the licence or the provisions of this Act or any regulations or by‑laws made under this Act, the Board may, by written notice and without any compensation, do any of the following:
revoke the person’s licence;
suspend the person’s licence for such period as the Board may determine;
in the event of an order of suspension being made under paragraph (b), prohibit the renewal of the person’s licence for such period as the Board may determine;
impose a fine not exceeding $25,000, which is recoverable in the same manner as a judgment debt;
require such person, as security for the person’s future compliance with any of the provisions of this Act or any regulations or by‑laws made under this Act, to deposit or give a bank guarantee for any sum not exceeding $25,000 for such period as the Board may determine, and any such sum or guarantee must be deposited with or given (as the case may be) to the Board;
warn the person of the consequences of a further contravention; and
order such person to pay to the Board a sum not exceeding $5,000 to cover the costs incurred by the Board as a result of the contravention by that person.
(2)
The Board must not proceed under subsection (1) without first giving the licensee a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(3)
The amount of any fine imposed under subsection (1)(d) must be paid into the Singapore Rubber Fund.
(4)
Execution of any decision of the Board conveyed in the notice given under subsection (1) must be stayed pending the expiry of the period within which a notice of appeal under section 12 may be given or the decision on such appeal, as the case may be.