5.—(1) The authorised officer whose decision or order is being appealed against must file with the Permanent Secretary the authorised officer’s response to the appellant’s notice of appeal within 21 days after being served with a copy of the notice of appeal under regulation 4(1).
(2) The authorised officer’s response —
(a)
must state —
(i)
the name of the authorised officer; and
(ii)
an address in Singapore or an email address for the service of documents on the authorised officer;
(b)
must contain a succinct presentation of the authorised officer’s arguments of fact or law on which he or she is relying in responding to each ground of appeal; and
(c)
must be signed and dated by the authorised officer.