Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984 s 22
s 22 Cancellation or suspension of licence
(1) The appropriate authority may at any time under any of the following circumstances in its discretion cancel, or suspend for such period as it may think fit, any licence issued under this Act—
(a) where the licensee has committed an offence under this Act;
(b) where the licensee has committed a breach of any of the conditions of the licence;
(c) where the licensee ceases to work or operate the nuclear installation in respect of which the licence was issued; or
(d) where in the opinion of the appropriate authority it would be in the public interest so to do.
(2) Where a licence has been cancelled or suspended, the appropriate authority may at the time of such cancellation or suspension, or from time to time thereafter during the remainder of the period for which if it were not for the cancellation or suspension the licence would have been valid, give the licensee such directions as it may deem necessary in the public interest and the licensee shall comply with all such directions.
(3) The licensee shall not have any claim whatsoever or be entitled to compensation for any loss caused to him by the cancellation or suspension of a licence issued under this Act or by the refusal to renew such licence.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pembatalan atau penggantungan lesen
(1) Pihak berkuasa berkenaan boleh pada bila-bila masa menurut budi bicaranya dalam mana-mana hal keadaan yang berikut membatalkan, atau menggantung selama tempoh yang difikirkannya patut, mana-mana lesen yang dikeluarkan olehnya di bawah Akta ini—
(a) jika pemegang lesen telah melakukan suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini;
(b) jika pemegang lesen telah melanggar mana-mana syarat lesen;
(c) jika pemegang lesen berhenti menggunakan atau mengendalikan pepasangan nuklear yang berkenaan dengannya lesen itu telah dikeluarkan; atau
(d) jika pada pendapat pihak berkuasa berkenaan adalah untuk kepentingan awam berbuat demikian.
(2) Jika sesuatu lesen telah dibatalkan atau digantung, pihak berkuasa, berkenaan boleh, pada masa pembatalan atau penggantungan itu, atau dari semasa ke semasa selepas itu sepanjang baki tempoh yang jika tidak kerana pembatalan atau penggantungan itu lesen itu masih sah, memberi apa-apa arahan kepada pemegang lesen sebagaimana difikirkan perlu untuk kepentingan awam dan pemegang lesen hendaklah mematuhi semua arahan itu.
(3) Pemegang lesen tidak boleh membuat apa-apa tuntutan atau berhak mendapat pampasan kerana apa-apa kerugian terhadap dirinya disebabkan oleh pembatalan atau penggantungan lesen yang dikeluarkan di bawah Akta ini atau yang disebabkan oleh keengganan membaharui lesen itu.
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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
