4. Procedure for appeals to Appeals Board

Any person who is aggrieved by, and wishes to appeal against, an appealable decision shall appeal to the Appeals Board by lodging with the secretary —

within a period of 14 days after being notified of the appealable decision, a notice of appeal containing a brief description of the decision appealed against, in Form 1 in the Schedule; and

within a period of 21 days after the date on which such notice of appeal is lodged, the following documents:

a petition of appeal containing particulars of the decision appealed against, the issues arising in the appeal and the grounds of appeal, in Form 2 in the Schedule; and

any supporting document referred to in the petition of appeal or relied on in support of the appeal.

The Appeals Board may, subject to such conditions as it may impose, accept any document referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (1) which is lodged by the appellant after the expiration of the period specified in that sub-paragraph, if the Appeals Board is satisfied that the appellant was unable to lodge that document within that period —

due to the appellant’s absence from Singapore or illness; or

due to any other reason which is not caused by any unreasonable delay on the part of the appellant.

The secretary shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of a notice of appeal under paragraph (1)(a) and a petition of appeal and any document referred to in paragraph (1)(b), serve a copy of that notice of appeal and that petition of appeal and other document on the Agency.

The Agency shall, within a period of 21 days after the date of receipt of a copy of the petition of appeal and other document referred to in paragraph (1)(b), unless earlier withdrawn or deemed withdrawn, provide the Appeals Board and the appellant with a succinct presentation of the arguments of fact or law upon which the Agency will rely in responding to each ground of appeal, together with the supporting documents, if any.

Any person who is aggrieved by, and wishes to appeal against, an appealable decision shall appeal to the Appeals Board by lodging with the secretary —

within a period of 14 days after being notified of the appealable decision, a notice of appeal containing a brief description of the decision appealed against, in Form 1 in the Schedule; and

within a period of 21 days after the date on which such notice of appeal is lodged, the following documents:

a petition of appeal containing particulars of the decision appealed against, the issues arising in the appeal and the grounds of appeal, in Form 2 in the Schedule; and

any supporting document referred to in the petition of appeal or relied on in support of the appeal.

The Appeals Board may, subject to such conditions as it may impose, accept any document referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (1) which is lodged by the appellant after the expiration of the period specified in that sub-paragraph, if the Appeals Board is satisfied that the appellant was unable to lodge that document within that period —

due to the appellant’s absence from Singapore or illness; or

due to any other reason which is not caused by any unreasonable delay on the part of the appellant.

The secretary shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of a notice of appeal under paragraph (1)(a) and a petition of appeal and any document referred to in paragraph (1)(b), serve a copy of that notice of appeal and that petition of appeal and other document on the Agency.

The Agency shall, within a period of 21 days after the date of receipt of a copy of the petition of appeal and other document referred to in paragraph (1)(b), unless earlier withdrawn or deemed withdrawn, provide the Appeals Board and the appellant with a succinct presentation of the arguments of fact or law upon which the Agency will rely in responding to each ground of appeal, together with the supporting documents, if any.