Licence for multidiscipline and corporate practice
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Open ↗17.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may grant a licence to any limited corporation to supply survey services in Singapore if —(a) the memorandum of association of the corporation provides that a primary object of the corporation is to supply survey services; (b) it has a paid-up capital of at least $1 million; (c) the articles of association of the corporation provide that a prescribed number or proportion of the directors of the corporation must be registered surveyors or allied professionals, who each has in force a practising certificate; (d) the business of the corporation, so far as it relates to survey work in Singapore, will be under the control and management of a director of the corporation who —(i) is a registered surveyor who has in force a practising certificate; and (ii) is authorised under a resolution of the board of directors of the corporation to make all final survey decisions on behalf of the corporation with respect to the requirements of this Act or any other law relating to the supply of survey services by the corporation; and (e) the corporation is insured against professional liability in accordance with section 21 and the rules made under section 38. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may grant a licence to any unlimited corporation to supply survey services in Singapore if —(a) the memorandum of association of the corporation provides that a primary object of the corporation is to supply survey services; (b) the articles of association of the corporation provide that —(i) a person must not be a director of the corporation unless the person is either a registered surveyor or an allied professional, who has in force a practising certificate; and (ii) a person must not be registered as a member of the corporation unless the person is —(A) a registered surveyor or an allied professional, or a nominee of such a person; and (B) a director, a manager or an employee of the corporation; and (c) the business of the corporation, so far as it relates to survey work in Singapore, will be under the control and management of a director of the corporation who —(i) is a registered surveyor who has in force a practising certificate; (ii) is a member, or a registered owner of at least one share, of the corporation; and (iii) is authorised under a resolution of the board of directors of the corporation to make all final survey decisions on behalf of the corporation with respect to the requirements of this Act or any other law relating to the supply of survey services by the corporation. (3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may grant a licence to any partnership not consisting wholly of registered surveyors to supply survey services in Singapore if —(a) the partnership is one in which only registered surveyors and allied professionals (who each has in force a practising certificate) have a beneficial interest in the capital assets and profits of the partnership; and (b) the business of the partnership, so far as it relates to survey work in Singapore, will be under the control and management of a partner who is a registered surveyor and has in force a practising certificate. (4) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may grant a licence to any limited liability partnership to supply survey services in Singapore if —(a) the statement lodged by the partners of the limited liability partnership with the Registrar of Limited Liability Partnerships under section 19(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005 provides that a primary nature of the business of the limited liability partnership is to supply survey services in Singapore; (b) the partners in the limited liability partnership consist only of persons who satisfy any requirements that the Board may, with the approval of the Minister, prescribe; (c) at least one of the partners of the limited liability partnership is a registered surveyor who has in force a practising certificate; (d) the business of the limited liability partnership, so far as it relates to survey services in Singapore, will be under the control and management of a partner who —(i) is a registered surveyor who has in force a practising certificate; and (ii) is authorised under a resolution of the partners of the limited liability partnership to make all final survey decisions on behalf of the limited liability partnership with respect to the requirements of this Act, the rules or any other law relating to the supply of survey services by the limited liability partnership; and (e) the limited liability partnership is insured against professional liability in accordance with section 21 and the rules made under section 38. (5) Any application for a licence under this section must be in such form and be made in such manner as may be prescribed. (6) The Board may refuse to grant a licence under this section to any corporation (whether unlimited or not), partnership or limited liability partnership if, in the opinion of the Board, the past conduct of any director, manager or employee of the corporation or any partner, manager or employee of the partnership or limited liability partnership provides reasonable grounds for believing that the corporation, partnership or limited liability partnership (as the case may be) will not supply survey services in accordance with any written law and with honesty and integrity. (7) Every licence granted under this section is, unless earlier revoked, valid for such period as may be specified in the licence. (8) Any person whose application for a licence has been refused by the Board may, within 30 days after being notified of the refusal, appeal to the Minister whose decision is final. (9) In subsection (1), “prescribed number or proportion of the directors” means —(a) a majority of the directors, where no number or proportion is specified under paragraph (b); or (b) such number or proportion of the directors as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify for the purposes of subsection (1).