Singapore legislation
Regulation 24
Regulation 24
No new ground of appeal or response
Subregulation 1
An appellant may not raise or rely on any ground of appeal that is not stated in its Notice of Appeal, except with the permission of the Minister.
Subregulation 2
No permission may be granted under paragraph (1) unless the Minister is satisfied that —
the new ground of appeal is based on any matter of fact or law which came to light after the Notice of Appeal was filed;
it was not practicable to include such ground in the Notice of Appeal at the time the Notice was filed; or
there are exceptional circumstances to do so.
Subregulation 3
The Authority may not raise or rely on any response that is not stated in its Response, except with the permission of the Minister.
Subregulation 4
No permission under paragraph (3) may be granted unless the Minister is satisfied that —
there exists any matter of fact or law which came to light after the Response was filed with the Minister;
it was not practicable to include in or omit from the Response (as the case may be) the subject matter of the proposed amendment at the time the Response was filed with the Minister; or
there are exceptional circumstances to do so.
Subregulation 5
Where the Minister grants permission under paragraph (1) or (3) (as the case may be), the Minister may do so on such terms or conditions as the Minister thinks fit to impose, and with such further or consequential directions as the Minister considers necessary.
Subregulation 6
Where any new ground of appeal or response is raised without the permission of the Minister, the Minister may disregard it in the Minister’s consideration of the appeal.