Debt Collection Act 2022 · Updated to 1 Dec 2023 · Part 5 · Appeals
37. Appeal to Minister
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
An appellant who is aggrieved by an appealable decision may appeal to the Minister against the decision in accordance with this section.
appellant
“appellant” means any of the following in relation to the following appealable decisions:(a)an applicant for the grant or renewal of a licence, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (a) of the definition of “appealable decision”;(b)a licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of “appealable decision”;(c)a licensee or class licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (d) of the definition of “appealable decision”;(d)the applicants for the grant of an approval under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (e) of the definition of “appealable decision”;(e)the grantees of the grant of an approval under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (f) or (g) of the definition of “appealable decision”;(f)a licensee or former licensee or a class licensee or former class licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (h), (i) or (j) of the definition of “appealable decision”;(g)the grantees or former grantees of the grant of an approval under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (k), (l) or (m) of the definition of “appealable decision”;
An appeal under this section must be in writing and specify the grounds on which it is made, and must be made within 14 days after the date the decision appealed against is served.
The Minister may reject an appeal of an appellant who fails to comply with subsection (2).
After considering an appeal, the Minister may —
reject the appeal and confirm the Licensing Officer’s decision; or
allow the appeal and substitute or vary the Licensing Officer’s decision.
The Minister’s decision on an appeal is final.
Every appellant must be notified of the Minister’s decision under subsection (4).
An appeal against an appealable decision does not affect the operation of the decision appealed against or prevent the taking of action to implement the decision, and unless otherwise directed by the Minister under this subsection, the decision appealed against must be complied with until the determination of the appeal.
appealable decision
“appealable decision” means any of the following decisions of the Licensing Officer:(a)a decision refusing the grant or renewal of a licence under section 8;(b)a decision under section 10 imposing a condition in a licensee’s licence;(c)a modification under section 11 of a condition in a licensee’s licence;(d)the issue, approval or amendment of a code of practice applicable to a licensee or class licensee under section 16, in respect of any provision in the code of practice;(e)a decision refusing the grant of an approval under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;(f)a decision under section 21(1) imposing a condition in respect of an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;(g)a modification under section 21(3) of a condition in respect of an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;(h)a decision under section 22(1) to revoke a licence or disapply a class licence;(i)a decision under section 22(2) to impose a regulatory action against a licensee or class licensee;(j)a decision under section 24(5)(b) to refuse to rescind the immediate suspension of a licensee’s licence or immediate suspension of application of a class licence with respect to a class licensee;(k)a decision under section 25(1) to cancel an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;(l)a decision under section 25(2) to take regulatory action in respect of an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;(m)a decision under section 27(6)(b) to refuse to rescind the immediate suspension of an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;
Terms defined in this Act
appealable decision
Defined · s 36“appealable decision” means any of the following decisions of the Licensing Officer:(a)a decision refusing the grant or renewal of a licence under section 8;(b)a decision under section 10 imposing a condition in a licensee’s licence;(c)a modification under section 11 of a condition in a licensee’s licence;(d)the issue, approval or amendment of a code of practice applicable to a licensee or class licensee under section 16, in respect of any provision in the code of practice;(e)a decision refusing the grant of an approval under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;(f)a decision under section 21(1) imposing a condition in respect of an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;(g)a modification under section 21(3) of a condition in respect of an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;(h)a decision under section 22(1) to revoke a licence or disapply a class licence;(i)a decision under section 22(2) to impose a regulatory action against a licensee or class licensee;(j)a decision under section 24(5)(b) to refuse to rescind the immediate suspension of a licensee’s licence or immediate suspension of application of a class licence with respect to a class licensee;(k)a decision under section 25(1) to cancel an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;(l)a decision under section 25(2) to take regulatory action in respect of an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;(m)a decision under section 27(6)(b) to refuse to rescind the immediate suspension of an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;
appellant
Defined · s 36“appellant” means any of the following in relation to the following appealable decisions:(a)an applicant for the grant or renewal of a licence, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (a) of the definition of “appealable decision”;(b)a licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of “appealable decision”;(c)a licensee or class licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (d) of the definition of “appealable decision”;(d)the applicants for the grant of an approval under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (e) of the definition of “appealable decision”;(e)the grantees of the grant of an approval under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (f) or (g) of the definition of “appealable decision”;(f)a licensee or former licensee or a class licensee or former class licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (h), (i) or (j) of the definition of “appealable decision”;(g)the grantees or former grantees of the grant of an approval under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (k), (l) or (m) of the definition of “appealable decision”;
Licensing Officer
Defined · s 2“Licensing Officer” means the public officer appointed under section 3(1)(a);
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