Singapore legislation

Regulation 12

of Electricity (Electrical Workers) Regulations

Regulation 12

Cancellation, suspension, etc., of licence

Subregulation 1

In addition to any penalty which may be imposed under these Regulations, or otherwise, if the holder of an electrical worker licence —

(a)

has obtained the electrical worker licence by making or causing to be made or produced any false or fraudulent declaration, certificate or representation, either in writing or otherwise;

(b)

has, in the opinion of the Authority, contravened any provision of these Regulations or any condition of the electrical worker licence issued to him;

(c)

has committed an offence under the Act or of any other offence which offence is of such nature as to render it, in the opinion of the Authority, undesirable that he should continue to hold the electrical worker licence;

(d)

has obtained an electrical worker licence of a higher class than that in respect of which he is qualified to hold;

(e)

has, having been given notice under regulation 8(7) to attend at a specified time and place to be tested for competence, failed to attend to be tested or to pass such test as may be required by the Authority to prove his competence to hold an electrical worker licence of the class in which he is licensed;

(f)

is, in the opinion of the Authority, incapable of carrying out electrical work of the class in respect of which the electrical worker licence was issued;

(g)

has applied for the cancellation of his electrical worker licence; or

(h)

is for some other reason unfit to be licensed or to continue to be licensed as an electrical worker,the Authority may, notwithstanding that the electrical worker licence has been issued or renewed since the occurrence of the relevant event —

(i)

cancel, refuse to renew or suspend the licence for such period as it thinks fit; or

(ii)

in its discretion, issue in place of the electrical worker licence, an electrical worker licence of another class.

Subregulation 2

Upon such cancellation or during such suspension, that person shall for the purpose of the Act and these Regulations be deemed not to be a licensed electrical worker.

Subregulation 3

A person whose electrical worker licence is cancelled or suspended shall surrender the licence to the Authority within such time as the Authority may specify.

Subregulation 4

No compensation shall be paid by the Authority to any person whose electrical worker licence is cancelled or suspended and no fee or part of the fee shall be refunded by the Authority to that person in respect of the unexpired period of such licence.