Singapore legislation
Section 20
Section 20
Appeal to Minister
(1)
Any licensee aggrieved by —
any licence condition imposed by the Authority under section 15(1)(f) or (g) or (2);
any addition, deletion or modification of the terms or conditions of its licence under section 16;
any code of practice as issued, approved or modified by the Authority under section 17;
any direction given by the Authority under section 18 or 18A;
any decision made by the Authority under section 19(1)(i), (j) or (k);
any confirmed provisional order under section 19A; or
the refusal of the Authority to renew its licence,may, within 14 days of the receipt of the notice relating to the relevant matter, appeal to the Minister.
(2)
Except as provided in subsection (3) or section 16(5) or unless the Minister otherwise directs, where an appeal is lodged by a licensee under this section, the licensee must continue to comply with any licence condition, code of practice, direction, decision, confirmed provisional order or refusal being appealed against, until the determination of the appeal.
(3)
If any such appeal is made in relation to a provision of a notice under section 19(1)(k) requiring the payment of a financial penalty and the financial penalty would be payable before the time when the appeal is determined, it need not be paid until that time.
(4)
The Minister may determine an appeal under this section by confirming, varying or reversing any decision of the Authority or by amending any licence condition, code of practice or direction affecting the licensee.
(5)
The Minister’s decision in any appeal is final.