Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
Regulation 7
Notice of response and reply from applicant
Subregulation 1
The Commission may, where the Commission considers it appropriate, serve on the applicant of a review application —
a copy of the response by the respondent under regulation 6(2) to the review application and any statutory declaration and accompanying documents or information provided by the respondent under regulation 6(2)(e) or (3); and
a notice inviting the applicant to submit to the Commission, within the period specified in the notice, a written reply to the response as the applicant may wish to offer.
Subregulation 2
An applicant’s reply must —
state the case number assigned to the review application;
be made in the English language;
be signed by the applicant, or on the applicant’s behalf by his or her authorised representative or legal representative;
be accompanied by any statutory declaration or other document or information as the Commission may require; and
be submitted to the Commission in accordance with regulation 24 within the time specified in the notice mentioned in paragraph (1)(b).
Subregulation 3
The Commission may, by written notice, require an applicant to provide, within the period specified in the notice, any statutory declaration or other document or information to support the facts or particulars contained in the applicant’s reply.
Subregulation 4
The Commission may, on written application by the applicant, extend the time to submit the applicant’s reply specified in the notice mentioned in paragraph (1)(b).
Subregulation 5
If the applicant does not submit a response to the review application within the time specified in the notice mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), or any extension of time under paragraph (4), the Commission may proceed to make the Commission’s direction or decision under section 48H(2), 48I(1) or (2) or 48J(1) of the Act (as the case may be) in the absence of such reply.