Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) (Appeal Proceedings) Regulations 2015

No. S 186

Liquor Control
(Supply and Consumption) Act 2015

(ACT 5 OF 2015)

Liquor Control
(Supply and Consumption)
(Appeal Proceedings)
Regulations 2015

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 35 of the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Regulations:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) (Appeal Proceedings) Regulations 2015 and come into operation on 1 April 2015.

Definitions

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

“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Liquor Appeal Board;

“Secretary” means the Secretary to the Liquor Appeal Board;

“Vice‑Chairperson” means the Vice‑Chairperson of the Liquor Appeal Board.

PART 2

LIQUOR APPEAL BOARD

Term of office of member

3.  A member of the Liquor Appeal Board holds office for a term of not more than 3 years and is eligible for re‑appointment.

Revocation of appointment

4.  The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of a member of the Liquor Appeal Board without giving any reason for the revocation.

Resignation

5.  A member of the Liquor Appeal Board may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Minister.

Vacation of office

6.  The office of a member of the Liquor Appeal Board is taken to be vacated if the member is absent from 2 consecutive meetings without the permission of the Liquor Appeal Board.

Casual vacancy

7.  If a member of the Liquor Appeal Board resigns or dies, or the member’s appointment is revoked or the member vacates his or her office before the expiry of the member’s term of office, another person may be appointed by the Minister for the unexpired period of the term of office.

Vice‑Chairperson

8.  During the absence or incapacity of the Chairperson, the Vice‑Chairperson may exercise all the functions, powers and duties of the Chairperson.

Chairperson may call meetings

9.  The Chairperson may call a meeting of the Liquor Appeal Board at any time for the purpose of considering appeals and for any other business of the Liquor Appeal Board.

Proceedings of Board

10.—(1)  At a meeting of the Liquor Appeal Board, 3 members form a quorum.

(2)  A question at a meeting of the Liquor Appeal Board must be decided by a majority of votes and, in the event of an equality of votes, the Chairperson has a casting vote.

(3)  The Secretary must keep minutes of all proceedings of the Liquor Appeal Board.

Decisions of Board

11.  A decision of the Liquor Appeal Board may be made at a meeting of the Liquor Appeal Board, or by circulation of papers (including by electronic mail).

PART 3

APPEALS

How appeal is to be brought

12.  An appeal to the Liquor Appeal Board or Minister under the Act must be made in writing.

Time for bringing an appeal

13.—(1)  An appeal to the Liquor Appeal Board under section 25 of the Act must be brought within 14 days after the appellant is notified of the appealable decision to which the appeal relates.

(2)  An appeal to the Minister under section 27 of the Act against an appealable decision mentioned in section 27(5)(a), (e), (f) or (g) of the Act must be made within 14 days after the appellant is notified of the decision.

(3)  An appeal to the Minister under section 27 of the Act against an appealable decision mentioned in section 27(5)(b), (c) or (d) of the Act must be made within 7 days after the appellant is notified of the decision.

Made on 31 March 2015.

LEO YIP

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA PS10/12/03; AG/LEGIS/SL/163C/2015/3 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 36 of the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015).