Grounds for refusal to grant or renew single-use permit
5.—(1) The Director-General may refuse to grant or renew a single-use permit if —
(a)
the applicant has been convicted of an offence under the Act or any other written law set out in the First Schedule;
(b)
the act in respect of which the application for a permit is made would contravene or result in any act which would contravene any written law set out in the First Schedule;
(c)
the applicant was previously granted a permit which was subsequently cancelled;
(d)
in the opinion of the Director-General, the act in respect of which the application for a permit is made is or is likely to be related to or in furtherance of any activity, object or purpose which is contrary to public interest or national security;
(e)
in the opinion of the Director-General, the act in respect of which the application for a permit is made would contravene or result in an act which would contravene a decision of the United Nations Security Council or any international agreement to which Singapore is a party;
(f)
where the goods, document or technology in respect of which the application is made is to be brought into Singapore, or transmitted, from an exporting country and the export or transmission of the goods, document or technology from that country or its acquisition or disposal is regulated by that country, the approval from the relevant authority of that country has not been obtained for such export, transmission, acquisition or disposal;
(g)
the applicant refuses or is unable to furnish any document or information required by the Director-General in connection with his application;
(h)
the applicant has given, in connection with the application made by him or on his behalf —
(i)
any information that is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(ii)
any document which contains a statement or omits any matter which renders the document false or misleading in a material particular; or
(i)
in the opinion of the Director-General, the applicant is not a fit or proper person to hold the permit for any other reason.
(2) Where the Director-General refuses to grant a single-use permit, the Director-General shall notify the applicant of his decision.