Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
Regulation 9
Amendment of defence
Subregulation 1
The Commissioner may only amend the defence or include additional evidence to support the defence if —
the Minister permits; or
the Minister directs the Commissioner to amend a defence that the Minister considers to be materially incomplete, unduly lengthy or unclear.
Subregulation 2
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.
Subregulation 3
The Minister must not permit an amendment unless —
the amendment is related to a matter that came to the Commissioner’s knowledge after the defence was filed;
at the time the defence was filed it was not practicable to include, or omit, the subject matter of the amendment in the defence; or
there are exceptional circumstances to do so.
Subregulation 4
The Minister must not permit any additional evidence to be included unless —
it could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence for use at the time the defence was filed;
it would likely have an important influence in determining the outcome of the appeal; and
it is apparently credible.