Singapore legislation
Regulation 21
Regulation 21
Completion of outstanding business
Subregulation 1
Where the registration of the affected person has been ordered by the Disciplinary Committee to be suspended or cancelled —
in any case where the affected person is a registered patent agent, the Committee may, with the agreement of any other registered patent agent, appoint that other registered patent agent to carry on the practice of the affected person for such period as the Committee may specify; or
in any case where the affected person is a registered foreign patent agent, the Committee may, with the agreement of any other registered foreign patent agent, appoint that other registered foreign patent agent to carry on the practice of the affected person for such period as the Committee may specify.
Subregulation 2
The registered patent agent or registered foreign patent agent so appointed may give notice to the affected person requiring him to make available to the registered patent agent or registered foreign patent agent —
any information about the practice that the registered patent agent or registered foreign patent agent may reasonably require to carry on the practice;
any books, accounts or other documents concerning the practice that the registered patent agent or registered foreign patent agent may reasonably require to carry on the practice;
any moneys held by the affected person —
on behalf of a client; or
that have been paid by a client in respect of services not yet performed for the client.
Subregulation 3
Any person given a notice under paragraph (2) who without lawful excuse fails or refuses to comply with a requirement in the notice shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.