Singapore legislation

Section 51

of Professional Engineers Act 1991

Section 51

Appeal against order by Disciplinary Committee

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(1)

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Disciplinary Committee mentioned in section 50(2), (3) or (4) may, within 30 days after the notice of the order is served on the person, appeal to the General Division of the High Court against the order.

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(2)

There is no appeal from the decision of the General Division of the High Court.

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(3)

In any appeal to the General Division of the High Court against a decision mentioned in section 50(2), (3) or (4), the General Division of the High Court is to accept as final and conclusive any finding of the Disciplinary Committee relating to any issue of ethics or standards of professional conduct unless such finding is in the opinion of the General Division of the High Court unsafe, unreasonable or contrary to the evidence.

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(4)

Despite anything in section 50, where a person has appealed to the General Division of the High Court against an order mentioned in section 50(2) or (3), the order does not take effect unless the order is confirmed by the General Division of the High Court or the appeal is for any reason dismissed by the General Division of the High Court or withdrawn.[31H

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