Singapore legislation
Section 21
Section 21
Appeals
(1)
Any person who is dissatisfied with any decision of the Director under section 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18 or 19 may, within one month after notice of the decision has been given to him by the Director, give notice of appeal in the prescribed manner to the Minister.
(2)
Upon receipt of the notice of appeal, the Minister shall forthwith take all steps necessary for the constitution of a Board of Appeal (referred to in this Act as the Board) consisting of 3 members chosen from a panel of persons recommended by the Committee.
(3)
The Board so constituted shall hear the appeal as soon as practicable.
(4)
The onus of proving that the Director’s decision is unjustified is on the appellant.
(5)
The Board shall have the following powers:
the power to summon to attend at the hearing of an appeal any person whom it may consider able to give evidence respecting the appeal, to examine that person as a witness either on oath or otherwise and to require that person to produce such books, papers or documents as the Board may think necessary for the purposes of the appeal;
the power to allow any person so attending any reasonable expenses necessarily incurred by him in so attending; such expenses shall form part of the costs of the appeal and, pending and subject to any order by the Board as to such costs, shall be paid by the appellant or the Director, as the Board may direct; and
all the powers of a District Court with regard to the enforcement of attendance of witnesses, hearing evidence on oath and punishment for contempt.
(6)
The Board may, after hearing an appeal, confirm or annul the decision of the Director, or may make such other order as it thinks fit.
(7)
On any appeal under this section the decision of the Board shall be final and conclusive.