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Water Services Industry Act 2006 s 13

Water Services Industry Act 2006 s 13

s 13 Revocation of individual licence

(1) The Minister may, upon the recommendation of the Commission, revoke an individual licence under any of the following circumstances: (a) the individual licensee has failed to comply with any provisions of this Act or its subsidiary legislation; (b) the individual licensee has failed to comply with any of the conditions of the individual licence; (c) the individual licensee had improperly or illegally obtained the individual licence; (d) the individual licensee has been convicted of an offence under this Act or its subsidiary legislation; (e) a receiver, receiver and manager, provisional liquidator or like official has been appointed over the whole or substantial part of the individual licensee’s assets and such appointment is not revoked or annulled within a period of sixty days from the date of such appointment; or (f) there has been any act or default on the part of the individual licensee or there has been a change of circumstances such that the individual licensee would no longer be entitled to be granted an individual licence under this Act. (2) Before the Minister makes a decision under subsection (1), the Commission shall give the individual licensee— (a) a written notice of the Minister’s intention to revoke the individual licence; and (b) an opportunity to make written submissions within a period specified in the written notice which shall not be less than thirty days. (3) After the expiry of the period specified in the notice, the Minister shall, after considering any written submission made by the individual licensee and having due regard to any recommendation of the Commission, decide whether or not to revoke the individual licence. (4) The Commission shall give the individual licensee a written notice of the Minister’s decision under subsection (3) as soon as practicable. (5) The individual licensee shall not be entitled to any form of compensation from the Minister or the Commission if the individual licence is revoked in accordance with subsection (1).

Malay text (authoritative)

Pembatalan lesen individu

(1) Menteri boleh, atas syor Suruhanjaya, membatalkan suatu lesen individu di bawah mana-mana hal keadaan yang berikut: (a) pemegang lesen individu itu tidak mematuhi mana-mana peruntukan Akta ini atau perundangan subsidiarinya; (b) pemegang lesen individu itu tidak mematuhi mana-mana syarat lesen individu itu; (c) pemegang lesen individu itu telah mendapatkan lesen individu itu secara tidak wajar atau dengan menyalahi undang-undang; (d) pemegang lesen individu itu telah disabitkan atas suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini atau perundangan subsidiarinya; (e) seorang penerima, penerima dan pengurus, penyelesai sementara atau pegawai yang sepertinya telah dilantik ke atas keseluruhan atau sebahagian besar daripada aset pemegang lesen individu itu dan pelantikan sedemikian tidak dibatalkan atau diungkaikan dalam tempoh enam puluh hari dari tarikh pelantikan itu; atau (f) telah berlaku apa-apa perbuatan atau keingkaran di pihak pemegang lesen individu itu atau telah wujud suatu perubahan dalam hal keadaan sehingga menyebabkan pemegang lesen individu itu tidak lagi berhak untuk diberikan lesen individu di bawah Akta ini. (2) Sebelum Menteri membuat keputusan di bawah subseksyen (1), Suruhanjaya hendaklah memberikan pemegang lesen individu itu— (a) suatu notis bertulis mengenai niat Menteri untuk membatalkan lesen individu itu; dan (b) suatu peluang untuk membuat penghujahan bertulis dalam suatu tempoh yang dinyatakan dalam notis bertulis itu yang tidak kurang daripada tiga puluh hari. (3) Selepas tamat tempoh yang dinyatakan dalam notis itu, Menteri hendaklah, selepas menimbangkan apa-apa penghujahan bertulis yang dibuat oleh pemegang lesen individu itu dan dengan mengambil kira dengan sewajarnya apa-apa syor Suruhanjaya, memutuskan sama ada untuk membatalkan lesen individu itu atau tidak. (4) Suruhanjaya hendaklah memberikan pemegang lesen individu itu suatu notis bertulis mengenai keputusan Menteri di bawah subseksyen (3) dengan secepat yang dapat dilaksanakan. (5) Pemegang lesen individu itu tidak berhak kepada apa-apa bentuk pampasan daripada Menteri atau Suruhanjaya jika lesen individu itu dibatalkan mengikut subseksyen (1).

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Text as at 1 August 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).

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