Cybersecurity (Appeals) Regulations 2025

An appeal to the Minister under section 35B(2) of the Act must be made according to this Part.

A notice of appeal must be in writing and must —

A notice of appeal in respect of a decision mentioned in section 35B(2)(a)(i) or (iii) of the Act must state the grounds of the owner’s belief that the computer or computer system ought not to have been designated under section 7(1) or (1A) or 17(1) (as the case may be) of the Act.

A notice of appeal in respect of a decision mentioned in section 35B(2)(a)(ii) of the Act must state the grounds of the belief, of the designated provider responsible for third‑party‑owned critical information infrastructure, that the provider ought not to have been designated under section 16A(1) of the Act.

A notice of appeal in respect of a decision mentioned in section 35B(2)(b)(i) or (iii) of the Act must state the grounds of the owner’s belief that the designation of the computer or computer system ought not to have been extended under section 9A(1) or 17C(1) (as the case may be) of the Act.

A notice of appeal in respect of a decision mentioned in section 35B(2)(b)(ii) of the Act must state the grounds of the belief, of the designated provider responsible for third‑party‑owned critical information infrastructure, that the designation of the provider ought not to have been extended under section 16D(1) of the Act.

A notice of appeal in respect of an order mentioned in section 35B(2)(c) of the Act must —

A notice of appeal in respect of a written direction under section 12(1), 16(2), 16G(1), 16L(2) or 17E(1) mentioned in section 35B(2)(d) of the Act must —

A notice of appeal in respect of any provision in any code of practice or standard of performance, or any amendment to a code of practice or standard of performance, mentioned in section 35B(2)(e) of the Act, must state the provision of the code of practice or standard of performance, or amendment, being appealed against.

An appellant who wishes to make an appeal must —

A notice of service mentioned in paragraph (10)(b) must be in the form set out on the Internet website at https://www.mddi.gov.sg.

An appellant may only amend a notice of appeal or include additional evidence in support of the notice of appeal if —

Where the Minister permits or directs an amendment to a notice of appeal or permits the inclusion of additional evidence under paragraph (1), the Minister must give such further or consequential direction as is necessary, including specifying a later date for the Commissioner to file a defence.

The Minister must not permit an amendment unless —

The Minister must not permit any additional evidence to be included unless —

The Commissioner’s defence to a notice of appeal must be in writing and must —

The Commissioner must, within 30 days after the date on which the Commissioner receives a copy of the notice of appeal and any accompanying evidence —

A notice of service mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) must be in the form set out on the Internet website at https://www.mddi.gov.sg.

The Commissioner may only amend the defence or include additional evidence to support the defence if —

Where the Minister permits or directs an amendment to a defence or permits the inclusion of additional evidence under paragraph (1), the Minister must give such further or consequential direction as is necessary, including specifying a later date for the appellant to file a reply.

The Minister must not permit an amendment unless —

The Minister must not permit any additional evidence to be included unless —

An appellant may submit a reply to the Commissioner’s defence not later than 21 days after the date on which a copy of the defence is served on the appellant —

The appellant’s reply must be in writing and be signed and dated by a duly authorised officer of the appellant, and must —

A notice of service mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) must be in the form set out on the Internet website at https://www.mddi.gov.sg.

If the Minister permits, the Commissioner may submit a rejoinder to the appellant’s reply not later than 21 days after the date that the Minister grants that permission —

The Commissioner’s rejoinder must be in writing and be signed and dated by a duly authorised officer, and must —

A notice of service mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) must be in the form set out on the Internet website at https://www.mddi.gov.sg.

Any reply by an appellant to a defence must only address matters raised in the defence, and any rejoinder by the Commissioner to a reply must only address matters raised in the reply.

The Minister may disregard any matter in a reply or a rejoinder that was included in contravention of paragraph (1).

The Minister may appoint a public officer as the Appeals Secretary for the purposes of this Part.

The Appeals Secretary provides, in relation to every appeal under section 35B of the Act, administrative and secretariat support —

The Appeals Secretary must act according to any instructions that the Minister may give from time to time and is, in particular, responsible for —

Where 2 or more pending appeals involve the same organisation or the same or similar issues, the Minister may at any time, on the request of any party to such an appeal or on the Minister’s initiative, direct that the appeals or any issue raised in the appeals be consolidated or heard together.

Before making a direction under paragraph (1), the Minister must invite all parties to the relevant proceedings to make submissions on whether the direction should be made.

Where any appeal has been consolidated under paragraph (1), the Minister may make such direction as is necessary for the proper administration of those appeals.

The Minister may, if the Minister considers that the justice of the case so requires, order that a party to an appeal be debarred from taking further part in the appeal proceedings without the permission of the Minister, if the party has habitually and persistently, and without reasonable ground, failed to comply with —

The Minister may, in consideration of an appeal, disregard any information or document submitted after expiry of the time limit for the submission of the information or document specified under these Regulations or any direction of the Minister.

Any irregularity resulting from a failure to comply with any regulation in this Part before the Minister has determined an appeal does not of itself render the appeal proceedings void.

The Minister may give such direction as the Minister thinks just to cure or waive an irregularity mentioned in paragraph (1) before determining an appeal, if the Minister considers that any person may have been prejudiced by the irregularity.

Where the time specified by the Minister or any regulation in this Part for doing any act expires on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the act is done in time if done on the next working day.

A period expressed in months ends with the expiry of whichever day in the last month is the same day of the month as the day on which the event or the act or thing after or from which the period is to be calculated happens or is done.

If, in a period expressed in months, the day on which it should expire does not occur in the last month, the period ends with the expiry of the last day of that month.

Subject to paragraph (2), the Minister may, on the application of a person, extend the time specified for doing anything under this Part or in any direction made by the Minister under this Part, even if the application for the extension is made after the time specified has expired.

The Minister may only extend the period of time in the following situations, if the Minister is satisfied that it is just to do so because of exceptional circumstances in a particular case: