Singapore legislation
Regulation 27
Regulation 27
Non-compliance and errors
Subregulation 1
Unless otherwise provided by the Act, a failure to comply with any provision of these Regulations or any order or direction of an Appeal Committee not affecting the merits of the case does not of itself render the proceedings void.
Subregulation 2
Where there has been any failure mentioned in paragraph (1) not affecting the merits of the case, an Appeal Committee may, on such terms as to costs or any other matters as the Appeal Committee thinks just —
set aside, in whole or in part, the proceedings in which the failure occurred, any step taken in those proceedings or any order or direction made in those proceedings; or
exercise its powers under these Regulations to allow amendments and to make orders as to the proceedings generally as the Appeal Committee thinks fit.
Subregulation 3
Any error arising from an accidental slip or omission in any document recording the appeal proceedings, or any decision, order, direction or other document issued in an appeal by the Appeal Committee, may be corrected by a certificate signed by —
the presiding member of the Appeal Committee which heard those appeal proceedings or issued that decision, order, direction or document; or
the Chairman.