Singapore legislation
Regulation 13
of Radiation Protection (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2023
Regulation 13
Cancellation, suspension or variation of licence
Subregulation 1
Without limiting section 8(3) of the Act, the Director‑General may, in his or her discretion, cancel or suspend for any period that he or she may determine or vary any condition, limitation or exception attached to the licence if the licensee —
has obtained the licence by means of a false or misleading statement or an omission which makes the statement false or misleading;
commits an offence under the Act or any of its regulations;
commits a breach of or fails to comply with or observe any of the conditions or limitations of the licence; or
is unable to act by reason of illness, disability or any other reason.
Subregulation 2
Without limiting section 8(3) of the Act, the Director‑General may, in his or her discretion, cancel or suspend for any period that he or she may determine or vary any condition, limitation or exception attached to the licence if he or she is satisfied that —
where the licensee is an individual, the licensee is not a fit or proper person to continue to hold the licence;
where the licensee is not an individual, an officer or a key employee of the applicant is not a fit or proper person;
it is in the public interest to do so; or (d)it is in the interests of the maintenance of public order or the national security of Singapore to do so.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of paragraph (2), in determining whether —
a licensee, if an individual, is or is not a fit or proper person to continue to hold the licence, the Director‑General may, if he or she thinks it is necessary, take into consideration that the licensee has been convicted of an offence under the Act or any of its regulations, or any other offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; or
an officer or a key employee of the licensee, if the licensee is not an individual, is or is not a fit or proper person, the Director‑General may, if he or she thinks it is necessary, take into consideration that the officer or key employee has been convicted of an offence under the Act or any of its regulations, or any other offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude.
Subregulation 4
Paragraph (3) does not limit the matters which the Director‑General may take into consideration in determining for the purposes of paragraph (3) whether a licensee, if an individual or an officer or a key employee of the licensee, is or is not a fit or proper person.
Subregulation 5
Every licensee must, as soon as practicable, notify the Director‑General in writing when the licensee —
if an individual, has been convicted of an offence under the Act or any of its regulations, or any other offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; or
if not an individual, has reasonable grounds for believing that an officer or a key employee of the licensee has been convicted of an offence under the Act or any of its regulations, or any other offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude.
Subregulation 6
Without limiting section 8(3) of the Act, the Director‑General may, in his or her discretion, cancel or suspend for such period as he or she may determine any licence if the licensee fails to pay the annual fee or any part of the fee for that licence on or before the last day prescribed in regulation 11 for the payment of that fee.
Subregulation 7
The Director‑General may for the purpose of granting a licensee an IR1, IR2 or IR3 licence in place of one or more licences that were granted to the licensee, cancel each such licence.
Subregulation 8
Every licence that is in force immediately before 20 February 2023 continues to be in force, and to have effect, until the earlier of —
the date of its expiry; or
the date it is cancelled.
Subregulation 9
Without limiting section 8(3) of the Act, the Director‑General may vary or remove any irradiating apparatus or radioactive material (including the specifications of the apparatus or material) specified in a licence or cancel the licence if the licence is no longer required under these Regulations.