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Formal Consolidation |  2000 RevEd
Appeal to Minister
56.—(1)  Any postal licensee aggrieved by —
(a)any decision of the Postal Authority in the exercise of any discretion vested in the Postal Authority by or under this Act; or
(b)anything contained in any code of practice or standard of performance or any direction of the Authority given under section 25,
may appeal to the Minister in the prescribed manner.
(2)  Unless otherwise provided, where an appeal is lodged under this section, the decision, direction or other thing appealed against shall be complied with until the determination of the appeal.
(3)  The Minister may determine an appeal under this section by confirming, varying or reversing any decision or direction of the Postal Authority or by amending any code of practice or standard of performance.
(4)  The decision of the Minister in any appeal shall be final.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 10 of 2021
Appeal to Minister
56.—(1)  Any postal licensee who is aggrieved by —
(a)any decision of the Postal Authority in the exercise of any discretion vested in the Postal Authority by or under this Act; or
(b)anything contained in any code of practice or standard of performance under section 24 or 26C, or any direction of the Postal Authority given under section 25, 26D or 26F(2),
may, within 14 days after being notified of the decision or direction or the issue or approval of the code of practice or standard of performance, as the case may be, (or such longer period as the Minister allows in exceptional circumstances, whether before or after the end of the 14 days), appeal to the Minister in the prescribed manner.
(2)  Any person (other than a postal licensee) who is aggrieved by any decision or direction of the Postal Authority given by or under section 6(1), 9(1), 26B or 26D, may, within 14 days after being notified of the decision or direction (or such longer period as the Minister allows in exceptional circumstances, whether before or after the end of the 14 days), appeal to the Minister in the prescribed manner.
(2A)  Any person (other than the public parcel locker network operator) who is aggrieved by —
(a)any decision of the Postal Authority under section 23J(5), 23M(8) or 23N(1)(a) or (5); or
(b)anything contained in any code of practice issued under section 23M(1), or any direction of the Postal Authority given under section 23O(2)(a),
may, within 14 days after being notified of the decision or direction or the issue of the code of practice, as the case may be (or such longer period as the Minister allows in exceptional circumstances, whether before or after the end of the 14 days), appeal to the Minister in the prescribed manner.
[Act 10 of 2021 wef 14/05/2021]
(3)  Any person who makes an appeal to the Minister under subsection (1), (2) or (2A) shall, within the period specified therein —
(a)state as concisely as possible the circumstances under which the appeal arises, the issues and grounds for the appeal; and
(b)submit to the Minister all relevant facts, evidence and arguments for or against the appeal, as the case may be.
[Act 10 of 2021 wef 14/05/2021]
(4)  Where an appeal has been made to the Minister under subsection (1), (2) or (2A), the Minister may require —
(a)any party to the appeal; and
(b)any person who is not a party to the appeal but appears to the Minister to have information that is relevant to the matters mentioned in that subsection,
to provide the Minister with all such information as he may require for the purpose of considering the appeal and making a determination for resolving it, and any person so required to provide such information must provide it in such manner and within such period as may be specified by the Minister.
[Act 10 of 2021 wef 14/05/2021]
(5)  The Minister may reject any appeal of an appellant who fails to comply with subsection (3) or (4).
(6)  Unless otherwise provided, where an appeal is lodged under this section, the decision, direction or other thing appealed against shall be complied with until the determination of the appeal.
(7)  The Minister may determine an appeal under this section by confirming, varying or reversing any decision or direction of the Postal Authority or by amending any code of practice or standard of performance.
(8)  The decision of the Minister in any appeal shall be final.
[34/2007 wef 24/08/2007]