Electricity (Appeals to Minister) Regulations 2019

These Regulations are the Electricity (Appeals to Minister) Regulations 2019 and come into operation on 3 May 2019.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“appeal” means an appeal under section 98(1) of the Act;“appealable decision” means any of the following: (a)any decision or direction of, or notice issued by, the Authority mentioned in section 98(1) of the Act;

anything contained in any code of practice or standard of performance issued or approved by the Authority under section 16 of the Act;“Appeals Secretary” means the Appeals Secretary appointed under regulation 3;“appellant” means any person who brings an appeal;“legal representative”, in relation to a party to any appeal, means any advocate and solicitor named in the register of practitioners and having in force a practising certificate issued under the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161), retained by the party to represent the party in the appeal;“parties”, in relation to an appeal, means the appellant in the appeal and the Authority, and “party” means either one of them;“working day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

The Minister may appoint any public officer to be the Appeals Secretary for the purposes of these Regulations.

The Appeals Secretary must —

provide administrative and secretarial support to the Minister in relation to every appeal under section 98 of the Act; and

if the Minister determines that any hearing is necessary for the purpose of determining an appeal, attend at every such hearing.

The Minister may appoint any public officer to be the Appeals Secretary for the purposes of these Regulations.

The Appeals Secretary must —

provide administrative and secretarial support to the Minister in relation to every appeal under section 98 of the Act; and

if the Minister determines that any hearing is necessary for the purpose of determining an appeal, attend at every such hearing.

Any document to be filed with the Minister under these Regulations must be addressed to the “Appeals Secretary” and sent to 100 High Street, #09‑01, The Treasury, Singapore 179434.