Documents which may be filed or served through electronic service
8. The documents set out in the Schedule may be filed with or submitted to the Registrar through the electronic service.
Hard copy of document to be given to Registrar
9.—(1) Unless otherwise specified in such circular as may be issued by the Authority under rule 14, a hard copy of any document that has been filed with or submitted to the Registrar through the electronic service has to be filed with the Registrar not later than 7 days after such filing or submission or such longer period as the Registrar may allow in any particular case.
[S 428/2008 wef 01/09/2008]
[S 364/2012 wef 01/08/2012]
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an application under rule 35(2) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5).
Authorisation of electronic service agent and revocation of his authority
10.—(1) For the purposes of section 33B(4) of the Act —
(a)
the authorisation by a person of an electronic service agent to be his agent for any matter other than an application referred to in sub-paragraph (b) shall be made by him in the appropriate part of the copy of the form required to be filed with the Registrar under rule 9(1); and
(b)
the authorisation by a person of an electronic service agent to be his agent for an application under rule 35(2) of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules may be done in any manner permitted by law.
(2) For the purposes of section 33B(5) of the Act and unless the Registrar otherwise permits in any particular case, the revocation by a person of his authorisation of an electronic service agent to be his agent for any matter shall be made in writing under his hand and delivered by him personally to the office of the Registrar.
Manner of payment of fee, etc.
11. Any fee, tax, levy, deposit or other charge payable in respect of any document filed with or submitted to the Registrar through the electronic service shall be paid by means of cash, cheque, cashier’s order or its equivalent, money or postal order, virtual account, inter-bank GIRO, direct debit from or credit to a bank account, telegraphic transfer, Inter-Business Unit Journal Voucher, or such credit card, debit card, automated teller machine (ATM) card or stored value card as the Registrar may approve.
[S 364/2012 wef 01/08/2012]
Cancellation or suspension of account or authentication code
12.—(1) The Authority may cancel, or suspend for such period as it may determine, any account with the electronic service or any authentication code, if —
(a)
the Authority is satisfied that the holder of the account or authentication code had contravened any provision of Part I of the Act or any rules made thereunder (including any provision of these Rules), or any condition subject to which the account or authentication code was assigned to him;
(b)
the Authority is satisfied that he had knowingly furnished false or misleading information in his application for the account or authentication code, or in any document filed with or submitted to the Authority through the electronic service;
(c)
in a case where the authentication code was assigned to a person for a particular matter and he had authorised an electronic service agent to act for him for that matter, the Authority is satisfied that such authorisation had been revoked;
(d)
in a case where the account or authentication code was assigned to an electronic service agent —
(i)
the electronic service agent is no longer carrying on a business referred to in rule 3(b); or
(ii)
the electronic service agent had been wound up or otherwise dissolved, or a receiver, receiver and manager or judicial manager had been appointed in respect of his property, or (if he is an individual) he is an undischarged bankrupt; or
(e)
the Authority is satisfied that the account or authentication code is no longer needed.
(2) The Authority shall notify the holder of the account or authentication code of any suspension or cancellation referred to in paragraph (1) together with the reason for it.
Application for suspension or cancellation of account or authentication code
13.—(1) The holder of an account with the electronic service or authentication code may apply to the Authority, in such manner as the Authority may specify, for the suspension or cancellation of the account or authentication code, and (if applicable) the re-assignment of a new authentication code.
(2) The Authority may grant the application subject to such conditions as it deems necessary.