Gas (Appeals to Minister) Regulations 2019

No. S 361

Gas Act

(CHAPTER 116A)

Gas (Appeals to Minister)
Regulations 2019

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93(7) of the Gas Act, the Minister for Trade and Industry makes the following Regulations:

PART 1

GENERAL

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Gas (Appeals to Minister) Regulations 2019 and come into operation on 3 May 2019.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“appeal” means an appeal under section 93(1) of the Act;

“appealable decision” means any of the following:

(a)	any decision of the Authority mentioned in section 93(1) of the Act;
(b)	any direction issued by the Authority under the Act;

“Appeals Secretary” means the Appeals Secretary appointed under regulation 3;

“appellant” means any person who brings an appeal;

“legal representative”, in relation to a party to any appeal, means any advocate and solicitor named in the register of practitioners and having in force a practising certificate issued under the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161), retained by the party to represent the party in the appeal;

“parties”, in relation to an appeal, means the appellant in the appeal and the Authority, and “party” means either one of them;

“working day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

Appeals Secretary

3.—(1) The Minister may appoint any public officer to be the Appeals Secretary for the purposes of these Regulations.

(2) The Appeals Secretary must —

(a)	provide administrative and secretarial support to the Minister in relation to every appeal under section 93 of the Act; and
(b)	if the Minister determines that any hearing is necessary for the purpose of determining an appeal, attend at every such hearing.

Address for filing and submission in relation to Minister

4. Any document to be filed with the Minister under these Regulations must be addressed to the “Appeals Secretary” and sent to 100 High Street, #09‑01, The Treasury, Singapore 179434.

Made on 29 April 2019.

LEE CHUAN TECK

Permanent Secretary (Development),
Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore.

[MTI 98/16-1-8 Vol. 18; AG/LEGIS/SL/116A/2015/4 Vol. 1]

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