Singapore legislation

Regulation 65

of Copyright Tribunals (Procedure) Regulations 2021

Regulation 65

Advertisement of intended inquiry

Subregulation 1

The presiding member must fix the time and place for the start of an inquiry by the Tribunal under section 262(2).

Subregulation 2

The secretary must cause to be advertised, on the date or dates that the presiding member specifies (but not less than 30 days or more than 3 months before the time fixed under paragraph (1)), a notice containing the particulars mentioned in paragraph (3).

Subregulation 3

The notice must —

(a)

state that the Tribunal has been requested by the Minister charged with the responsibility for trade and industry to hold an inquiry under section 262(2);

(b)

specify the matter to which the inquiry relates, including whether the inquiry is to extend to records generally or to be confined to any class of records;

(c)

if the inquiry is to be confined to any class of records — give a description of the class;

(d)

specify the time and place at which the inquiry is to start;

(e)

specify the period, of at least 10 days, within which a person, who has a substantial interest in the matter to which the inquiry relates and who wishes to present a case to the Tribunal in relation to the matter, must file a notice in the specified form of the person’s intention; and

(f)

state that any notice mentioned in sub-paragraph (e) must be accompanied by —

(i)

a statement of the nature of the evidence that the person giving the notice proposes to adduce at the inquiry; and

(ii)

a list of the documents (if any) that the person proposes to produce or refer to at the inquiry.