s 29B Cruise terminal licence application
29B.—(1) Any person who desires to apply for or renew a cruise terminal licence in respect of any cruise terminal —(a) must apply to the Controller in such form and manner as the Controller may require, with the information and documents required by the Controller; and (b) in the case of an application to renew a licence, must submit the application to the Controller within such period before the expiry of the licence as the Controller may specify. (2) The following are matters which the Controller may take into account in considering the application:(a) the ability of the applicant to finance the operation of the cruise terminal; (b) the experience of the applicant in operating the cruise terminal and any other cruise terminal (whether in Singapore or elsewhere), and the applicant’s ability to perform the duties of a cruise terminal licensee imposed under this Act, any regulations made under this Act and the cruise terminal licence; (c) the suitability of the site of the cruise terminal for its use as such; (d) the name by which the cruise terminal is to be known; (e) the suitability of the applicant as a cruise terminal licensee (including whether the applicant has observed and complied with all duties and obligations imposed on it under any written law administered, or licence issued, by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore). (3) On considering the application, the Controller may —(a) grant or renew the cruise terminal licence, as the case may be; or (b) refuse the application, and the Controller must notify the applicant in writing accordingly. (4) Without affecting subsection (2), the Controller may refuse the application if the Controller is satisfied that —(a) the applicant is not able to finance the operation of the cruise terminal; (b) the applicant is not a suitable person to be involved in the operation of a cruise terminal; (c) there is reason to believe that the applicant —(i) is contravening or has contravened —(A) any provision of this Act or any regulations made for the purposes of this Act, or any provision of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996 or any regulations made under that Act; (B) any condition of a cruise terminal licence of the applicant or of a public licence issued to the applicant under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996, whether or not in relation to the same cruise terminal that is the subject of the application; or (C) any direction issued to the applicant under this Part, or to the applicant as a public licensee under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996; or (ii) is refusing or has refused or failed, without reasonable excuse, to comply with any requirement of the Controller or an inspecting officer under section 32B(1); (d) the application contains any information that is false or the application is misleading (including as a result of an omission), in any material particular; (e) the name proposed for the cruise terminal concerned —(i) is likely to mislead members of the public as to the true character and purpose of the cruise terminal, including by reason of the inclusion of the name of a sponsor or donor; (ii) is identical with or so nearly resembling the name of another cruise terminal or person or individual or thing (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) as to be likely to deceive or cause confusion in relation to it; (iii) is likely to give any impression that the cruise terminal is connected to the Government or any public authority, or with any other body of persons or any individual or thing (whether in Singapore or elsewhere), when it is not so connected; or (iv) is undesirable or offensive, or may bring disrepute to Singapore or cause confusion as to Singapore as a tourist destination; or (f) it is in the public interest to do so. (5) Where the Controller is satisfied that a cruise terminal licence should not be renewed, the Controller may, despite being so satisfied, renew the cruise terminal licence for a period not exceeding 12 months for the purpose of facilitating the transfer by the applicant of the management, operation and administration of the cruise terminal to the person taking over the same from the applicant. (6) A cruise terminal licensee that does not intend to renew its cruise terminal licence must provide the Controller with at least 24 months’ prior written notice or such other shorter or longer period as may be prescribed in substitution. (7) The Controller may, at any time, amend a cruise terminal licence by changing —(a) the particulars of the person to whom the licence is granted, including the name of the person (but not where the effect of the change in name would be to transfer or assign the benefit of the cruise terminal licence, without the consent having been obtained under section 29F); and (b) the description (including the name and site) of the cruise terminal to which the licence relates (including by addition or deletion, or both).[Act 28 of 2022 wef 01/04/2023]