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← Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999

Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 s 40G

s 40G Withdrawal or revocation of registration

40G.—(1) The Director-General may withdraw the registration —(a) of any registered supplier where the registered supplier applies to the Director‑General to withdraw the registered supplier’s registration as such; or (b) of any regulated goods obtained by a registered supplier or a person that imports GHG goods that are such regulated goods for the person’s own use, where the registered supplier or person applies to the Director‑General to withdraw such registration. (2) The Director-General may revoke the registration of any registered supplier after giving written notice to the registered supplier and after any inquiry that the Director‑General thinks fit —(a) if the Director-General is satisfied that the registered supplier procured the registration by providing any particulars, information or document, or by making any statement or representation, to the Director‑General which is false or misleading in any material particular; (b) if the Director-General is satisfied that the registered supplier has contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene any condition of the registration; (c) if the registered supplier has been convicted of an offence under section 40D(3) of supplying regulated goods that do not meet any requirement under section 40D(4)(b) applicable to the regulated goods; or (d) in the event of such other occurrence or in such other circumstances as may be prescribed. (3) The Director-General may revoke the registration of any regulated goods obtained by a registered supplier or a person importing GHG goods that are such regulated goods for the person’s own use (as the case may be), after giving written notice to the registered supplier or person, and after any inquiry that the Director‑General thinks fit, if the Director‑General is satisfied that —(a) any GHG goods supplied by the registered supplier or imported by the person that are such regulated goods do not conform with the results of any test or examination provided by the registered supplier or person to the Director‑General under this Part in respect of such regulated goods; (b) any GHG goods supplied by the registered supplier or imported by the person that are such regulated goods do not meet any requirement under section 40D(4) applicable to such regulated goods and not waived under section 40Y for those GHG goods supplied or imported; (c) a modification to any GHG goods that are such regulated goods has resulted in a change that affects the global warming potential of the greenhouse gas or the blend or mixture of greenhouse gases required for the use or operation of such regulated goods; (d) the registered supplier or person procured the registration of such regulated goods by providing any particulars, information or document, or by making any statement or representation, to the Director‑General which is false or misleading in any material particular; (e) the registered supplier or person has contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene any condition of the registration of such regulated goods; or (f) the registered supplier or person has contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene any provision of this Act, or any regulations made under section 77, in relation to such regulated goods. (4) The Director-General’s decision must be given to the registered supplier or person (as the case may be) in writing and, where the registration is revoked, together with the grounds for the revocation. (5) Where the registration of any regulated goods obtained by a registered supplier has been withdrawn under subsection (1)(b) or revoked under subsection (3), the Director‑General may at any time direct the registered supplier to notify every person —(a) to whom the registered supplier has supplied any GHG goods that are such regulated goods; and (b) who (in the course of any trade or business) supplies any GHG goods that are such regulated goods in Singapore, of the withdrawal or revocation of the registration. (6) A registered supplier or person that, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a direction under subsection (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.[Act 24 of 2021 wef 01/10/2022]

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