Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
Regulation 3
Responsibilities of Secretary
Subregulation 1
The Minister —
must appoint any public officer as Secretary to provide any administrative and secretarial support required by the Minister for any appeal; and
may appoint one or more other public officers as deputy secretaries to assist the Secretary in carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary under these Regulations.
Subregulation 2
Without affecting paragraph (1), the Secretary is responsible for —
the establishment and maintenance of a list of all notices of appeal lodged with the Minister;
the acceptance, transmission, service and custody of documents in connection with any appeal before the Minister, in accordance with these Regulations;
the recording of the proceedings of any appeal considered by the Minister in the form required by the Minister;
the keeping of the records of all appeal proceedings (whether for appeals considered by the Minister or an Appeal Panel);
the establishment and maintenance of a register of orders, directions and decisions (including the determination) of the appeal authority in relation to any appeal; and
the certification that any order, direction or decision (including a determination) is an order, a direction or a decision of the appeal authority, as the case may be.
Subregulation 3
The Secretary must act in accordance with the instructions given by the Minister.
Subregulation 4
Where the Minister establishes an Appeal Panel to consider and determine an appeal, the Secretary must forward a copy of all documents in the possession of the Secretary relating to the appeal, to the Registrar.