Singapore legislation

Regulation 12

of Administration of Muslim Law (Haj) Rules

Regulation 12

Withdrawal of approval

Amended byS 577/2010 wef 08/10/2010S 577/2010 wef 08/10/2010S 577/2010 wef 08/10/2010S 650/2025 wef 01/10/2025S 650/2025 wef 01/10/2025

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 577/2010 wef 08/10/2010S 577/2010 wef 08/10/2010S 577/2010 wef 08/10/2010S 650/2025 wef 01/10/2025

The Majlis may at any time withdraw an approval granted under rule 3(5) to a travel agent if —

(a)

the Majlis is satisfied that —

(i)

the travel agent has, for a period of at least 6 months, ceased to carry on the business of providing any goods or services for the purposes of the Haj;

(ii)

the travel agent has obtained the approval by fraud or misrepresentation;

(iii)

the travel agent is no longer a fit and proper person to provide goods or services for the purposes of the Haj;

(iv)

the travel agent has contravened or failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Rules or any term or condition imposed by the Majlis under rule 3(5); (v)the travel agent, or if the travel agent is a firm, any of its members, or if the travel agent is a company, any of its directors or shareholders, has been convicted of an offence under these Rules, or an offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude; or

(vi)

the travel agent fails to secure the required number of minimum booking of persons for the purposes of the Haj within such deadline as may be determined by the Majlis;

(b)

the licence held by the approved travel agent granted under section 7(2)(a) of the Travel Agents Act 1975 has been suspended or revoked under section 9(1) of that Act; or

(c)

the Majlis considers that it is in the public interest to do so.

Subregulation 2

The Majlis shall, before withdrawing any approval under paragraph (1) —

(a)

give the travel agent notice in writing of its intention to do so;

(b)

specify a date, not less than 21 days after the date of the notice, upon which such withdrawal shall take effect; and

(c)

call upon the travel agent to show cause to the Majlis why the approval should not be withdrawn.

Subregulation 3

If the travel agent to whom a notice has been given under paragraph (2) —

(a)

fails to show cause within the period of time given to him to do so or such extended period of time as the Majlis may allow; or

(b)

fails to show sufficient cause,the Majlis shall give notice in writing to that travel agent of the date from which the withdrawal of the approval shall take effect.

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 650/2025 wef 01/10/2025

The travel agent may, within 14 days after the receipt of the notice referred to in paragraph (3), appeal in writing against the withdrawal to the Minister under section 88G(c) of the Act.

Subregulation 5

If within the period referred to in paragraph (4), the travel agent gives due notice of appeal to the Minister, the withdrawal shall not take effect unless the withdrawal is confirmed by the Minister or the appeal is for any reason dismissed by the Minister or is withdrawn.