13. Defence
Feedback & supportThe Authority must file with the Minister a defence within a period of 21 days after receiving a copy of the notice of appeal from the Appeals Secretary.
The defence —
must state —
the name and address of the Authority;
the name and address of the Authority’s legal representative; and
an address in Singapore for the service of documents;
must contain —
a succinct presentation of the arguments of fact or law upon which the Authority will rely in responding to each ground of appeal; and
the relief or directions (if any) sought by the Authority; and
must be signed and dated by a duly authorised officer or the legal representative of the Authority.
To file a defence, the Authority must send the duly signed original of the defence and its accompanying documents to the Appeals Secretary together with 5 copies thereof, each certified by a duly authorised officer or the legal representative of the Authority to be in conformity with the original.
The Minister may, on the application of the Authority, in his discretion, extend the period delimited under paragraph (1) for the sending of the defence.
On receiving the defence, the Appeals Secretary must forward a copy to the appellant.
Subregulation 1
The Authority must file with the Minister a defence within a period of 21 days after receiving a copy of the notice of appeal from the Appeals Secretary.
Subregulation 2
The defence —
must state —
the name and address of the Authority;
the name and address of the Authority’s legal representative; and
an address in Singapore for the service of documents;
must contain —
a succinct presentation of the arguments of fact or law upon which the Authority will rely in responding to each ground of appeal; and
the relief or directions (if any) sought by the Authority; and
must be signed and dated by a duly authorised officer or the legal representative of the Authority.
Subregulation 3
To file a defence, the Authority must send the duly signed original of the defence and its accompanying documents to the Appeals Secretary together with 5 copies thereof, each certified by a duly authorised officer or the legal representative of the Authority to be in conformity with the original.
Subregulation 4
The Minister may, on the application of the Authority, in his discretion, extend the period delimited under paragraph (1) for the sending of the defence.
Subregulation 5
On receiving the defence, the Appeals Secretary must forward a copy to the appellant.