Cancellation or suspension of certificate of registration
9.—(1)  The Commissioner may cancel or suspend the certificate of registration of a regulated air cargo agent under any of the following circumstances:
(a)if the regulated air cargo agent has ceased to carry on business as an air cargo agent and his registration, if any, of the business under the Business Registration Act (Cap. 32) has been cancelled;
(b)if the regulated air cargo agent, being a company incorporated under the Companies Act (Cap. 50) or a limited liability partnership registered under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Cap. 163A), has gone into liquidation other than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction;
(c)if the regulated air cargo agent has furnished any false, misleading or inaccurate information, or has concealed or failed to disclose any material fact in his application for registration;
(d)if the regulated air cargo agent has, in the opinion of the Commissioner, contravened any of the provisions of the Act or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder, or any of the conditions of his registration under this Order;
(e)if, in connection with the regulated air cargo agent’s business, the regulated air cargo agent or the person responsible for the management of the business or the person carrying on the business has been convicted of —
(i)an offence under the Act; or
(ii)an offence involving dishonesty or an act prejudicial to public peace, welfare or good order;
(f)if the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that the business of the regulated air cargo agent is being used or is intended to be used for an unlawful purpose or for purposes prejudicial to public peace, welfare or good order in Singapore, or that it would be contrary to the national security or interest for the regulated air cargo agent to continue to be registered under this Order.
(2)  The Commissioner may, upon an application made by a regulated air cargo agent in such form or manner as the Commissioner may require, cancel the certificate of registration of the regulated air cargo agent and remove his name from the List of Regulated Air Cargo Agents.
(3)  The Commissioner shall, before cancelling or suspending a certificate of registration under sub-paragraph (1) and removing the name of the regulated air cargo agent from the List of Regulated Air Cargo Agents, give the regulated air cargo agent notice in writing of his intention to do so, specifying a date, not less than 21 days from the date of the notice, upon which the cancellation or suspension shall take effect and calling upon the regulated air cargo agent concerned to show cause to the Commissioner why the certificate of registration should not be cancelled or suspended.
(4)  Where the Commissioner has cancelled or suspended a certificate of registration under sub-paragraph (1), he shall immediately inform the regulated air cargo agent concerned by notice in writing of the cancellation or suspension.
(5)  Any person whose certificate of registration has been cancelled or suspended under sub-paragraph (1) may, within 21 days of the date of the notice referred to in sub-paragraph (4) or such extended period of time as the Minister may allow, appeal in writing against the cancellation or suspension to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
(6)  Any cancellation or suspension under sub-paragraph (1) shall not take effect until the expiration of a period of 21 days from the date of the notice referred to in sub-paragraph (4), and if within that period, the regulated air cargo agent concerned gives due notice that an appeal has been made to the Minister, the cancellation or suspension shall not take effect unless the cancellation or suspension is confirmed by the Minister or the appeal is for any reason dismissed by the Minister.