Singapore legislation

Regulation 9

of Land Betterment Charge (General) Regulations 2022

Regulation 9

Appeals

Subregulation 1

An appeal under section 47 of the Act against an appealable decision must be made by addressing the appeal to the Minister and sending the notice of appeal in accordance with paragraph (2) to 100 High Street, #08‑02, The Treasury, Singapore 179434.

Subregulation 2

An appeal under section 47 of the Act against an appealable decision —

(a)

must state —

(i)

the name and address of the appellant;

(ii)

the name and address of the appellant’s authorised representative or legal representative; and

(iii)

an address in Singapore for the service of documents;

(b)

must contain —

(i)

a concise statement of the circumstances under which the appeal arises, the facts and the issues in the appeal;

(ii)

a summary of the grounds for appealing against the appealable decision, identifying, in particular —

(A)

the statutory provision under which the appeal is brought and the statutory provision under which the appealable decision was made;

(B)

the extent (if any) to which the appellant contends that the appealable decision was based on an error of fact or was wrong in law; and

(C)

the extent (if any) to which the appellant is appealing against the Authority’s exercise of discretion in making the appealable decision;

(iii)

a succinct presentation of the arguments of fact or law supporting each ground of appeal; and

(iv)

the relief sought by the appellant;

(c)

must be signed and dated by the appellant; and

(d)

must be accompanied by —

(i)

a copy of the appealable decision;

(ii)

any documents supporting the arguments of fact or law; and

(iii)

where the appealable decision is the making of a liability order or revised liability order under section 25 or 27 of the Act, a fee of $10,000.

Subregulation 3

An appellant cannot raise or rely on any ground of appeal which is not stated in the notice of appeal during the hearing of the appeal unless the appellant has permission from the Minister to amend the notice of appeal to include that ground.