Rubber Dealers (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 11/1987

Read the first time on 20th May 1987.

An Act to amend the Rubber Dealers Act (Chapter 279 of the 1985 Revised Edition).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Rubber Dealers (Amendment) Act 1987 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Amendment of section 2

2. Section 2 of the Rubber Dealers Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately above the definition of “licence”, the following definitions:

“ “Association” means the Rubber Association of Singapore constituted under section 3 of the Rubber Association of Singapore (Incorporation) Act (Cap. 278);

“deal” means to purchase and sell specific rubber pursuant to any agreement providing for completion by delivery of the rubber but does not include purchase and sale of unascertained rubber by description by means of a forward contract;”;

(b)

by deleting the word “purchase” in the definition of “licensed dealer” and substituting the words “deal in”; and

(c)

by deleting the definitions of “licensing officer” and “purchase”.

Repeal and re-enactment of sections 3 and 4

3. Sections 3 and 4 of the principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:

“No person shall deal in, treat or store rubber without a licence

3.—(1) No person shall deal in, treat or store rubber unless he is the holder of a licence issued by the Association.

(2) Any person who holds a licence issued by the Association under subsection (1) may deal in, treat or store rubber.

Licence fee

4.—(1) The fee payable for a licence referred to in section 3 shall be $600.

(2) The Association may, with the approval of the Minister, revise the licence fee from time to time.”.

Repeal of sections 5 and 6

4. Sections 5 and 6 of the principal Act are repealed.

Repeal and re-enactment of section 8

5. Section 8 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:

“Association may refuse to grant or renew licence or may suspend or revoke licence

8.—(1) The Association may in its discretion —

(a)	refuse to grant or renew a licence;
(b)	suspend a licence for such period as the Association thinks fit; and
(c)	revoke a licence.

(2) Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Association under subsection (1) may appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.

(3) Where an appeal is made to the Minister pursuant to subsection (2), the Association shall furnish the Minister such information as he may require for the purposes of considering the appeal.”.

Repeal and re-enactment of section 10

6. Section 10 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:

“Display of licence

10. Every licensee shall display the licence in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.”.

Amendment of section 11

7. Section 11 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

“(1) Every licensee shall allow at all times the inspection of his licensed premises by any person authorised in writing in that behalf by the Association.”.

Amendment of section 13

8. Section 13(4)(b) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “, and the distinguishing number or letter of the certificate of registration relating thereto prescribed by section 15”.

Repeal of sections 15 and 16

9. Sections 15 and 16 of the principal Act are repealed.

Repeal and re-enactment of section 17

10. Section 17 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:

“Penalty

17. Any person who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.”.

Amendment of section 18

11. Section 18 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “The Minister may” in the first line of subsection (1) and substituting the words “The Association may, with the approval of the Minister,”;
(b)	by deleting “$100” in subsection (2) and substituting “$1,000”; and
(c)	by deleting “$10” in subsection (2) and substituting “$100”.

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