Singapore legislation
Regulation 11
Regulation 11
Reply
Subregulation 1
The appellant may lodge with the Secretary or the Registrar (as the case may be) a reply within 30 days after the date on which the appellant receives a copy of the defence.
Subregulation 2
The reply must —
contain a succinct presentation of the arguments of fact or law (or both) in reply to the defence;
be signed and dated by the authorised representative of the appellant; (c)include any documents supporting the arguments mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a); and
subject to paragraph (3), be lodged in triplicate.
Subregulation 3
The Minister may, for circumstances in which it is not possible or practicable for the reply to be lodged in triplicate, specify any other manner by which the reply must be lodged.
Subregulation 4
Subject to paragraph (5) and regulation 12(2), on receipt of the reply, the Secretary or the Registrar (as the case may be) must immediately forward a copy of the reply to the Agency upon receipt of the reply.
Subregulation 5
Where the Minister has not but intends to establish an Appeal Panel to consider and determine the appeal, the Minister may instruct the Secretary to defer forwarding a copy of the reply to the Agency until after the Appeal Panel is established.
Subregulation 6
The appeal authority may, on application of the appellant, extend the time limit provided under paragraph (1) for the lodging of the reply.