3. Suitability assessment

(1)

For the purposes of assessing —

(a)

whether an applicant for a licence, an intended transferee or a licensee is a suitable person to operate a licensable SRH for the purposes of sections 8(2)(a), 13(3), 15(5) and 30(1)(d);

(b)

whether —

(i)

a key appointment holder or an intended key appointment holder of an applicant for a licence;

(ii)

a key appointment holder or an intended key appointment holder of an intended transferee; or

(iii)

a key appointment holder of a licensee,is a suitable individual to be involved in the operation of a licensable SRH for the purposes of sections 8(2)(a), 13(3), 15(5) and 30(1)(d);

(c)

whether an individual is a suitable individual to be appointed as a key appointment holder of a licensee for the purposes of sections 21(2) and 33(1)(f);

(d)

whether an individual is a suitable individual to be appointed as the person‑in‑charge of a licensable SRH for the purposes of sections 21(2) and 33(1)(f); and (e)whether an individual is a suitable individual to be deployed to carry out a duty mentioned in section 19(1) for the purposes of sections 21(2) and 33(1)(f),the Director‑General must have regard, and give any weight that the Director‑General considers appropriate, to any matters that may be prescribed.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1), different matters may be prescribed for the assessments mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (e), respectively.

(3)

For the purposes of subsection (1), an inspecting officer may —

(a)

carry out any inquiry or investigation that the Director‑General considers necessary for a proper consideration of the prescribed matters; and

(b)

request the applicant for a licence, intended transferee, licensee or individual concerned to provide, within a specified period, any information that the Director‑General requires for a proper consideration of the prescribed matters.

(4)

Despite any other law, the Commissioner of Police or a law enforcement agency may, on the request of the Director‑General, provide a report in respect of any one or more of the prescribed matters for the purposes of a suitability assessment under this Act.

(5)

To avoid doubt, for the purpose of assessing the suitability of a person under this section, the Director‑General is not confined to consideration of the prescribed matters mentioned in subsection (1), and may take into account any other matters and evidence that may be relevant.

(6)

In this section —

“intended transferee” means an intended transferee mentioned in section 13 or a suitable person to whom a licence is to be transferred under section 15(5);

“law enforcement agency” means —

(a)

the Singapore Police Force;

(b)

the Central Narcotics Bureau;

(c)

the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau; or

(d)

any other authority or person charged with the duty of investigating offences or charging offenders under any written law and designated by the Minister for the purposes of this definition.

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