Regulation 9

The Minister may issue questionnaires to any party relevant to the countervailing or anti-dumping duty investigation within a reasonable period from the date of publication of the notice of initiation of investigation in order to obtain information which the Minister considers necessary for making a determination under the Act.

A party receiving a questionnaire must submit the party’s reply within such time and in such form as may be specified by the Minister in the questionnaire, which time must be at least 30 days from the date of receipt of the questionnaire.

An extension of the time period specified in paragraph (2) may be granted by the Minister on a written request of a party if the Minister is satisfied —

Except in extraordinary circumstances, any reply to a questionnaire submitted to the Minister after the due date or not in the specified form is not to be considered by the Minister.

For the purpose of this regulation, a questionnaire is deemed to have been received by a party 7 days from the day on which it was sent to the party or to the appropriate representatives of the interested foreign government in Singapore, as the case may be.

The Minister may, if he or she considers necessary, issue any party with a supplementary questionnaire, a request for clarification or a request for additional information, relevant to the countervailing or anti-dumping duty investigation and the party must respond to the supplementary questionnaire or request within the time specified in the questionnaire or request.