Precious Stones and Precious Metals (Prevention of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Proliferation Financing) Regulations 2019

the reference to a discount or rebate given by a regulated dealer in connection with a sale by the regulated dealer excludes —

any amount paid by cash or cash equivalent in connection with the sale; and

any amount deducted from —

an amount due to the customer in respect of the sale of any other goods by the customer to the regulated dealer; or

an amount deposited by the customer with the regulated dealer in respect of the sale mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or otherwise; and

the reference to a discount or rebate given to a regulated dealer in connection with a purchase by the regulated dealer excludes —

any amount paid by cash or cash equivalent in connection with the purchase; and

any amount deducted from —

an amount due to the regulated dealer in respect of the sale of any other goods by the regulated dealer to the person from whom the regulated dealer makes the purchase; or

an amount deposited by the regulated dealer in respect of the purchase mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or otherwise.

a cash cheque or traveller’s cheque;

a payment account that contains e-money;

a voucher (whether in physical or electronic form) the redemption of which in accordance with its terms entitles the holder to receive goods or services up to the value stated on or recorded in or in respect of the voucher, whether such value is in terms that are monetary or non‑monetary;

a token, stamp, coupon or other article (whether in physical or electronic form) the redemption of which in accordance with its terms entitles the holder to receive any precious stone, precious metal or precious product up to the value stated on or recorded in or in respect of the token, stamp, coupon, or other article;

any negotiable instrument that is in bearer form, indorsed without any restriction, made out to a fictitious payee or otherwise in such form that title thereto passes upon delivery,and includes a negotiable instrument that has been signed but with the payee’s name omitted.

a redemption of an asset‑backed token from a customer (who is not a regulated dealer) by a regulated dealer, for cash or a cash equivalent exceeding the threshold amount;

2 or more purchases of any precious stone, precious metal or precious product in a single day by a regulated dealer (who is a secondhand goods dealer), from the same customer, or customers whom the regulated dealer knows act on behalf of the same person (none of whom are regulated dealers), for which cash or a cash equivalent in total exceeding the threshold amount is received as payment;

2 or more redemptions of any asset‑backed token in a single day by a regulated dealer from the same customer, or customers whom the regulated dealer knows act on behalf of the same person (none of whom are regulated dealers), for cash or a cash equivalent exceeding the threshold amount.

the regulated dealer makes 2 or more sales or barters of any precious stone, precious metal, precious product or asset‑backed token in a single day to the same customer, or to customers whom the regulated dealer knows act on behalf of the same person, for which gold (except in the form of jewellery) the total value of which exceeds the threshold amount is received as payment;

the regulated dealer makes a sale of any precious stone, precious metal, precious product or asset‑backed token to a customer, for which digital payment tokens the value of which exceeds the threshold amount are received as payment;

the regulated dealer makes 2 or more sales of any precious stone, precious metal, precious product or asset‑backed token in a single day to the same customer, or to customers whom the regulated dealer knows act on behalf of the same person, for which digital payment tokens the total value of which exceeds the threshold amount are received as payment.

obtain the customer’s identifying information;

verify the customer’s identity using reliable and independent sources, such as the customer’s identity card, passport or other document of identity issued by a government; (c)enquire whether the customer is the owner of the cash or cash equivalent received as payment in the cash transaction, and if not, to obtain the identifying information of the owner of that cash or cash equivalent; (d)if the customer is selling any precious stone, precious metal, precious product or asset‑backed token to the regulated dealer, enquire whether the customer is the owner of the precious stone, precious metal, precious product or asset‑backed token, and if not, to obtain the identifying information of the owner;

if the enquiry in paragraph (c) or (d) reveals that the customer is not the owner of the cash, cash equivalent, precious stone, precious metal, precious product or asset‑backed token (as the case may be), take reasonable measures to verify the owner’s identity using reliable and independent sources;

ascertain whether the customer is acting on behalf of any other person, and if so —

if that other person is an individual, identify and take reasonable measures to verify the identity of that individual, using reliable and independent sources;

if that other person is an entity or a legal arrangement, perform the customer due diligence measures specified in regulation 6 on that entity or legal arrangement; and

obtain appropriate documentary evidence to verify that the customer is authorised to act on behalf of that other person;

ascertain whether any person is acting on behalf of the customer in relation to and for the purpose of the designated transaction, and if so —

if that other person is an individual, identify and take reasonable measures to verify the identity of that individual, using reliable and independent sources;

if that other person is an entity or a legal arrangement, perform the customer due diligence measures specified in regulation 6 on that entity or legal arrangement; and

obtain appropriate documentary evidence to verify that that other person is authorised to act on behalf of the customer.

identify and verify the identity of the customer by obtaining the following information from reliable and independent sources:

the name of the customer;

the legal form of the customer;

proof of the customer’s existence;

the place under which the customer is incorporated, registered or otherwise constituted;

the documents that constitute, regulate and bind the customer, being the following, or their equivalent:

in the case of a body corporate, the constitution, or the memorandum and articles of association, of the body corporate;

in the case of a partnership or limited partnership, the partnership deed or agreement;

in the case of an express trust, the trust deed of the trust;

in the case of a society or an unincorporated association, the rules of the society or unincorporated association;

in the case of any other entity or legal arrangement, the instrument or document that constitutes or establishes the entity or legal arrangement;

if the customer is incorporated or registered in Singapore, its unique entity number;

if the customer is incorporated or registered outside Singapore, its foreign incorporation or registration number;

if the customer is an entity, the identity of each individual having a senior management position in the entity;

the address of the customer’s registered office or principal place of business;

subject to paragraph (3), identify each beneficial owner of the customer and take reasonable measures to verify the identity of each beneficial owner by obtaining the following information from reliable and independent sources:

if the customer is an entity —

the identifying information of each individual (if any) who ultimately has a controlling ownership interest in the customer, according to the law and instrument under which the customer is constituted;

if it is doubtful whether all or any of the individuals who ultimately have a controlling interest in the customer are its beneficial owners, or where no individual exerts control through ownership interests, the identifying information of each individual (if any) exercising control of the customer through other means; or

if no individual is identified under sub‑paragraphs (A) and (B), the identifying information of each individual having a senior management position in the customer;

if the customer is a legal arrangement that is a trust, the identities of —

the settlor;

each trustee;

the protector, if any;

each beneficiary or class of beneficiaries; and

any other individual exercising ultimate effective control over the trust; (iii)if the customer is a legal arrangement that is not a trust, the identity of each person holding a position equivalent or similar to any position in sub‑paragraph (ii);

ascertain whether any individual is acting on the customer’s behalf in relation to and for the purpose of the designated transaction, and if so perform the customer due diligence measures specified in regulation 5 on that individual;

ascertain whether the customer is acting on behalf of any other person, and if so —

if that other person is an individual, identify and take reasonable measures to verify the identity of that individual, using reliable and independent sources;

if that other person is an entity or a legal arrangement, perform the customer due diligence measures specified in sub‑paragraphs (a), (b), (e) and (f) on that entity or legal arrangement as if the references to the customer in those sub‑paragraphs were references to the entity or legal arrangement; and

obtain appropriate documentary evidence to verify that the customer is authorised to act on behalf of that other person;

understand the nature of the customer’s business; (f)understand the ownership and control structure of the customer.

an entity listed on the Singapore Exchange;

a financial institution that is subject to and supervised for compliance with requirements for the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, as listed in Appendix 1 of the direction known as MAS Notice 626 issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore; or

a financial institution incorporated or established outside Singapore that is subject to and supervised for compliance with requirements for the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism, consistent with standards set by the FATF.

has doubts about the veracity of the information obtained from performing any customer due diligence measures; or

suspects that the entity may be connected with, or a business relationship with the entity relates to, money laundering, terrorism financing or proliferation financing.

the customer, a person on whose behalf the customer is acting or a beneficial owner of the customer (where the customer is an entity or a legal arrangement), in any transaction —

is a politically‑exposed person, a family member of a politically‑exposed person, or a close associate of a politically‑exposed person;

is a resident of or originates from a relevant country or territory; or

is a person that the Registrar has notified the regulated dealer is a person that presents a high risk of money laundering, terrorism financing or proliferation financing;

the regulated dealer has reason to believe that the customer, the person on whose behalf the customer is acting or a beneficial owner of the customer (where the customer is an entity or a legal arrangement), or the transaction entered into or about to be entered into, may present a high risk of money laundering, terrorism financing or proliferation financing.

a foreign country or territory which the FATF (by a public statement, notice or directive published on its official website at https://www.fatf-gafi.org) identifies as a foreign country or territory subject to increased monitoring; or

a foreign country or territory which the Registrar has notified the regulated dealer to be a foreign country or territory with inadequate measures to prevent money laundering, terrorism financing or proliferation financing.

obtain the approval of a person holding a senior managerial or executive position in the regulated dealer before —

in the case of a new customer, entering into a transaction with the customer; or

in the case of an existing customer, continuing to transact with the customer;

take reasonable measures to establish the income level, source of wealth, and the source of funds, of the customer and, if the customer is an entity or a legal arrangement, of the beneficial owner or owners of the customer;

conduct enhanced ongoing monitoring of the transactions entered into with the customer so as to identify suspicious transactions, including transactions or patterns of transactions that are inconsistent with the customer’s profile;

take all reasonable measures as are appropriate to the risks of money laundering, terrorism financing or proliferation financing in relation to the customer.

the regulated dealer has obtained the prior written approval of the Registrar to perform the simplified customer due diligence measures;

the regulated dealer complies with any condition imposed by the Registrar in giving such written approval;

the regulated dealer has assessed the risk of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing in relation to a particular customer or particular transaction to be low, based on an analysis of risk factors identified by the regulated dealer;

the simplified customer due diligence measures are commensurate with the level of risk of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing identified by the regulated dealer;

none of the circumstances mentioned in regulation 7(2) requiring enhanced customer due diligence exists.

the details of the risk assessment that formed the basis for the decision; and

the simplified customer due diligence measures carried out.

the regulated dealer is satisfied that the third party it intends to rely on —

is subject to and supervised for compliance with requirements for the prevention of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing, consistent with standards set by the FATF; (ii)has adequate measures in place to comply with those requirements mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i); and

is willing and able to provide, without delay, on the regulated dealer’s request, any document acquired by the third party as a result of the customer due diligence measures performed for the regulated dealer;

the third party is not precluded from acting as such by the Registrar;

the regulated dealer takes appropriate steps to identify, assess and understand the risks of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing, in the countries or territories that the third party operates in, if applicable.

document the basis for the regulated dealer’s opinion in paragraph (1)(a); and

obtain from the third party without delay all documents acquired as a result of the customer due diligence measures performed by the third party.

the prescribed form for a cash transaction report is Form NP 784 as set out at the website at https://www.police.gov.sg; and

the prescribed time for the submission of a cash transaction report is not later than 15 business days after the date on which the designated transaction is entered into.

in respect of any record made, or information obtained through customer due diligence measures performed (and each copy of a supporting document relating to that information), for a designated transaction (including the additional information and documents prescribed in paragraph (3) relating to the designated transaction) — the date of the designated transaction;

in respect of any record made, or information obtained through customer due diligence measures performed (and each copy of a supporting document relating to that information), for any other transaction (including the additional information and documents prescribed in paragraph (3) relating to that other transaction) — the date of that other transaction;

in respect of any record made, or information obtained through customer due diligence measures performed (and each copy of a supporting document relating to that information) in circumstances other than that in sub‑paragraph (a) or (b) (including the additional information and documents prescribed in paragraph (3)) — the date that the record is made, the information or supporting document is obtained or additional information or document is issued or obtained.

in relation to the customer involved in the designated transaction or other transaction, the following information:

the customer’s identifying information;

whether the customer is the owner of the cash or cash equivalent received from the customer, or the owner of the precious stone, precious metal, precious product or asset‑backed token purchased or redeemed from the customer;

if the customer is not the owner mentioned in sub‑paragraph (ii), the identity and identifying information of the owner;

in relation to the designated transaction or other transaction, the following information:

the date of the transaction or intended transaction;

the amount of the transaction or intended transaction;

the description of the precious stone, precious metal, precious product or asset‑backed token sold, purchased or redeemed, or to be sold, purchased or redeemed, under the transaction;

the address or addresses where the transaction was carried out, or would have been carried out;

the name and designation of the individual who carried out (or would have carried out) the transaction on behalf of the regulated dealer.

a record of the regulated dealer’s basis for a determination under section 16(5)(c) of the Act, where the regulated dealer is unable to or chooses not to complete any customer due diligence measure under section 16(5) of the Act;

where the regulated dealer —

opens or maintains an account for a customer relating to a transaction entered into with a customer under any circumstances in which the regulated dealer must perform customer due diligence measures or enhanced customer due diligence measures; or

issues or obtains any business correspondence either relating to a transaction entered into with a customer on which the regulated dealer must perform customer due diligence measures or enhanced customer due diligence measures, or in any other circumstances in which the regulated dealer must perform such measures,a record of the information in relation to the account mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or a copy of all the business correspondence mentioned in sub‑paragraph (ii), as the case may be;

a record of the supporting information or a copy of each supporting document relied on by the regulated dealer in making a cash transaction report;

where enhanced customer due diligence measures are carried out under regulation 7, the name and designation of the person holding a senior managerial or executive position in the regulated dealer who approved the transaction with the customer;

where simplified customer due diligence measures are carried out under regulation 8, the record mentioned in regulation 8(3);

a record of the following information for each period of 6 months beginning on 1 January or 1 July of any year:

the type or types of products sold by the regulated dealer during that period;

the country or territory, or countries or territories that the products sold by the regulated dealer originate from;

a description of all business activities conducted by the regulated dealer during that period;

for each category, as may be specified by the Registrar, of transactions carried out during that period by the regulated dealer —

the number of transactions in that category;

the total value of all transactions in that category; and

the mode of carrying out each transaction in that category;

for any transaction so carried out by the regulated dealer, any other details specified by the Registrar of the transaction;

a description of the internal policies, procedures and controls implemented or carried out during that period to —

mitigate the risks of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing; or

otherwise comply with the Act;

the number of transactions or customers on which or on whom the regulated dealer has performed customer due diligence measures or enhanced customer due diligence measures during that period.

take appropriate steps to identify, assess and understand the risks of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing in relation to —

the regulated dealer’s customers;

the countries or jurisdictions which the regulated dealer’s customers are from or in;

the countries or jurisdictions in which the regulated dealer has operations; and

the regulated dealer’s products, services, transactions and delivery channels;

for the purpose of sub‑paragraph (a) —

document the risk assessments;

consider all relevant risk factors before determining the overall level of risk and the appropriate type and extent of mitigation to be applied;

keep the risk assessments up to date; and

provide the risk assessments to the Registrar upon request;

develop and implement internal policies, procedures and controls, which must be approved by its senior management, to manage and effectively mitigate the risks of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing identified by it or notified to it by the Registrar, including —

making appropriate compliance management arrangements, including the appointment of a compliance officer; and

applying adequate screening procedures when hiring employees;

take enhanced measures to manage and mitigate the risk of money laundering, terrorism financing or proliferation financing, where higher risks are identified;

have an ongoing programme to train employees on the internal policies, procedures and controls in sub‑paragraph (c); and

monitor the implementation of the internal policies, procedures and controls in sub‑paragraph (c), and enhance them if necessary.

implement a group policy for preventing money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing, and for managing and mitigating the risks of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing; and

extend the group policy to all of those branches and subsidiaries.

making appropriate compliance management arrangements, including —

in the case of the regulated dealer — the appointment of a compliance officer; and

in the case of the regulated dealer’s branches and subsidiaries — the appointment of a person holding a position analogous to a compliance officer; and

applying adequate screening procedures when hiring employees;

enhanced measures to manage and mitigate the risk of money laundering, terrorism financing or proliferation financing where higher risks are identified;

the implementation of an ongoing programme to train employees on the internal policies, procedures and controls in sub‑paragraph (a); (d)the monitoring of the implementation of the internal policies, procedures and controls in sub‑paragraph (a), and enhancement of them if necessary;

subject to paragraph (4), measures to share information —

between the regulated dealer’s branches and subsidiaries with the regulated dealer;

between the regulated dealer and the regulated dealer’s branches and subsidiaries; and

among the regulated dealer’s branches and subsidiaries,for the purpose of conducting customer due diligence or managing the risks of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing.

must incorporate adequate safeguards, implemented by the regulated dealer, to —

protect the confidentiality and use of any information that is shared; and

not tip off any person arising from the information that is shared, including to not share the information, where appropriate;

except where sub‑paragraph (a)(ii) applies, must require the regulated dealer’s branches and subsidiaries to share with the regulated dealer, the following information in respect of the customers of those branches and subsidiaries:

where the customer is an individual — the information obtained from performing the customer due diligence measures prescribed in regulation 5;

where the customer is an entity or legal arrangement — the information obtained from performing the customer due diligence measures prescribed in regulation 6;

where the regulated dealer’s branches or subsidiaries have performed enhanced customer due diligence measures prescribed in regulation 7(4) in relation to the customer — the information obtained from performing those enhanced customer due diligence measures;

each designated transaction entered into with the customer;

where those branches or subsidiaries open or maintain an account for a customer — the information in relation to that account;

any information and any analysis of any transaction entered into with the customer that appears unusual;

except where sub‑paragraph (a)(ii) applies, must require the regulated dealer to share with the regulated dealer’s branches and subsidiaries, the following information in respect of the regulated dealer’s customers:

where a customer is an individual — the information obtained from performing the customer due diligence measures prescribed in regulation 5;

where the customer is an entity or legal arrangement — the information obtained from performing the customer due diligence measures prescribed in regulation 6;

where the regulated dealer has performed enhanced customer due diligence measures prescribed in regulation 7(4) in relation to a customer — the information obtained from performing those enhanced customer due diligence measures;

each designated transaction entered into with the customer;

where the regulated dealer opens or maintains an account for a customer — the information in relation to that account;

any information and any analysis of any transaction entered into with the customer that appears unusual; and

may only apply to the extent permitted by the law of the foreign country or territory that the regulated dealer’s branch or subsidiary (as the case may be) is in.

the regulated dealer must require the management of that branch or subsidiary to apply the more stringent of the laws, to the extent that the law of the foreign country or territory permits; and

where the management of that branch or subsidiary is unable to fully apply the more stringent law, the regulated dealer must report this to the Registrar and must, instead of sub‑paragraph (a) —

perform such additional measures as are appropriate to managing the risk of money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing; and

comply with any directions that may be given by the Registrar.

a terrorist or terrorist entity under the Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act 2002; (b)a designated person as defined in any regulations made under the United Nations Act 2001; or

a person notified by the Registrar to the regulated dealer as a person to whom the additional measures in paragraph (2) are to apply.

decline to enter into any transaction with the customer;

terminate any transaction entered into with the customer; (c)make a report to the police; and

at the time of making the report to the police under sub‑paragraph (c) or immediately thereafter, submit a copy of the report to the Registrar.

A is —

where the registration is subject to a condition that the net price of every precious stone, precious metal, precious product or asset‑backed token that is or is to be sold by the registered dealer be less than $2,000 a piece, $250; and

where the registration is not subject to the condition in sub‑paragraph (i) —

$300, in respect of an application for registration or renewal made before 10 April 2021; and

$350, in respect of an application for registration or renewal made on or after 10 April 2021;

B is the period of registration in whole years; and

M is the maximum number of places of business the registered dealer is allowed under the conditions of registration.

C is —

where the registration is subject to a condition that the net price of every precious stone, precious metal, precious product or asset‑backed token that is or is to be sold by the registered dealer be less than $2,000 a piece, $250; and

where the registration is not subject to the condition in sub‑paragraph (i) —

$300, where the application for registration, or the application for renewal of registration, was made before 10 April 2021; and

$350, where the application for registration, or the application for renewal of registration, is made on or after 10 April 2021;

D is the period (in days) of the remainder of the period of the registered dealer’s registration if not earlier revoked; and

E is the number of every place of business in excess of that maximum.

D is the period (in days) of the remainder of the period of the registered dealer’s registration if not earlier revoked;

F is $350;

G is $250; and

M is the maximum number of places of business the registered dealer is allowed under the conditions of registration.

fixing the maximum number of places of business at which the registered dealer is authorised, during the validity period of the registration, to act as or hold out to be a regulated dealer; and (b)stipulating that the net price of every precious stone, precious metal, precious product or asset‑backed token that is or is to be sold by the registered dealer be less than $2,000 a piece,the Registrar may, subject to section 9(2) of the Act, modify the condition in sub‑paragraph (a) and cancel the condition in sub‑paragraph (b) on application of the registered dealer and on payment of a fee calculated using the formula where —

D is the period (in days) of the remainder of the period of the registered dealer’s registration if not earlier revoked;

E is the number of every place of business in excess of that maximum;

F is $350;

G is $250; and

M is the maximum number of places of business the registered dealer is allowed under the conditions of registration.

where the registered dealer is a company or a limited liability partnership, the registered dealer being wound up or otherwise dissolved, whether in Singapore or elsewhere; (b)the registered dealer’s registration being cancelled under section 10 of the Act; or

the registered dealer’s registration expiring without having been renewed.

any change in the business name or registered office of the registered dealer;

any change in the address of the registered dealer given to the Registrar for the service of documents;

any change in telephone number, facsimile number, email address or other contact details of the registered dealer;

any change of any key personnel of the registered dealer;

any change in any telephone number, facsimile number, electronic mail address or any other contact details of the registered dealer’s key personnel that had been provided to the Registrar.

any application for a bankruptcy order made against the registered dealer or any key personnel of the registered dealer;

any application to place the registered dealer under judicial management or for the winding up of the registered dealer;

any investigation or criminal proceedings against the registered dealer or a key personnel of the registered dealer, in Singapore or elsewhere, for —

an offence involving fraud or dishonesty punishable with imprisonment for a term of 3 months or more, whether in Singapore or elsewhere; or

a relevant offence.

where the registered dealer is a company, a substantial shareholder;

a director, manager, partner, secretary, compliance officer or other person holding an analogous position involved in the management of the registered dealer;

an employee managing the registered dealer’s business of regulated dealing or the registered dealer’s business as an intermediary, as the case may be.

the registered dealer has failed to make the registered dealer’s records mentioned in regulation 13(3)(f) available to the Registrar;

the registered dealer’s records mentioned in regulation 13(3)(f) made available to the Registrar record no sale of any precious stone, precious metal, precious product or asset‑backed token by the registered dealer;

the registered dealer has failed to respond to any correspondence sent by the Registrar —

by prepaid registered post in accordance with section 36A of the Act; or

by —

email or by an internet‑based messaging service in accordance with section 36A of the Act; and

an electronic record to the regulated dealer’s account with the electronic service provided by the Registrar at the website of the Ministry of Law at https://acd.mlaw.gov.sg, in accordance with section 36B of the Act,where a response is required;

none of the locally resident directors, partners or managers, or the individual proprietor, of the registered dealer could be contacted or located by the Registrar after the Registrar had taken reasonable efforts to do so;

where —

the locally resident director, partner or manager of the registered dealer has failed to produce proof to the satisfaction of the Registrar that the registered dealer is carrying on the business of regulated dealing or business as an intermediary in Singapore; and

none of the beneficial owners of the registered dealer could be contacted or located by the Registrar after the Registrar had taken reasonable efforts to do so;

the fact that credible information has been received by the Registrar indicating that the registered dealer is not carrying on the business of regulated dealing or business as an intermediary in Singapore.

the date the applicant for registration is notified of the Registrar’s refusal to grant registration to the applicant;

the date the registered dealer is notified of the Registrar’s refusal to renew the registered dealer’s registration;

the date the registered dealer is notified of the imposition of a condition of registration;

the date the registered dealer is notified of the addition, variation or cancellation of any condition of the registered dealer’s registration in accordance with section 9(2) of the Act;

the date the registered dealer is notified under section 11(3) of the Act of the Registrar’s decision to take regulatory action against the registered dealer under section 10 of the Act.

the appellant’s name and address;

either of the following, if any:

the appellant’s application number in the electronic transactions service established by the Registrar for the purpose of submitting an application for registration or renewal of registration as a registered dealer;

the appellant’s registration number on the appellant’s certificate of registration; and

the type of notice or the decision of the Registrar in respect of which the appeal is brought.

specify the grounds on which the appeal is brought; and (b)be accompanied by any documentary evidence that the Minister considers necessary.