Singapore legislation
Regulation 26
Regulation 26
Suspension or revocation of appointment
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (3), the Commission may at any time suspend or revoke the appointment of any person as an Authorised Verifier under regulation 23(1) if the Commission is satisfied that —
the person no longer meets any of the requirements for appointment specified in regulation 20;
the person has contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene any condition imposed by the Commission in respect of that person’s appointment;
the person or any individual specified in the letter of appointment under regulation 23(2) has failed to exercise or perform the powers, functions and duties of an Authorised Verifier to a satisfactory standard, or is unable to properly exercise or perform such powers, functions and duties;
the person has been convicted of an offence under section 11 of the Act or of any offence involving fraud or dishonesty;
the person fails to submit to the Controller any report referred to in section 7A(10)(b) of the Act;
the person fails to pay to the Commission any fees or charges required under the Act or these Regulations; or
the person is for some other reason not fit to continue as an Authorised Verifier.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), where the Commission is satisfied that any individual specified in a letter of appointment under regulation 23(2) —
ceases to be employed by the person to whom that letter of appointment as an Authorised Verifier has been issued by the Commission;
has contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene any condition imposed by the Commission in respect of that letter of appointment;
has failed to exercise or perform the powers, functions and duties of an Authorised Verifier to a satisfactory standard, or is unable to properly exercise or perform such powers, functions and duties;
has been convicted of an offence under section 11 of the Act or of any offence involving fraud or dishonesty; or
is for some other reason not fit to continue to exercise or perform the powers, functions or duties of an Authorised Verifier,the Commission may remove that individual’s name from the letter of appointment, permanently or for such period as the Commission may specify.
Subregulation 3
The Commission shall not suspend or revoke the appointment of any person pursuant to paragraph (1), or remove the name of any person from a letter of appointment under paragraph (2), unless the Commission has first given that person or individual, as may be necessary, an opportunity to be heard.
Subregulation 4
Where the Commission suspends or revokes the appointment of any person under paragraph (1), or removes the name of any individual from a letter of appointment under paragraph (2), that person shall be deemed, from the date of that suspension, revocation or removal, not to be an Authorised Verifier for the purposes of the Act and any regulations made thereunder.
Subregulation 5
Where the appointment of any person as an Authorised Verifier has been suspended or withdrawn, he shall not inspect or test or affix any stamp or Accuracy Label on any weighing or measuring instrument during the period of such suspension or from the date of such withdrawal.
Subregulation 6
Any person who contravenes paragraph (5) shall be guilty of an offence.