Online Criminal Harms (Appeals to Minister) Regulations 2024

No. S 529

Online Criminal Harms Act 2023

Online Criminal Harms
(Appeals to Minister)
Regulations 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 26(9) and 60 of the Online Criminal Harms Act 2023, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Regulations:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations are the Online Criminal Harms (Appeals to Minister) Regulations 2024 and come into operation on 24 June 2024.

Definitions

2.—(1)  In these Regulations —

“appeal” means an appeal to the Minister under section 26(1) of the Act;

“appeal proceedings” means proceedings before the Minister in connection with an appeal against an appealable decision;

“appealable decision” means a type of decision or requirement listed in the table in section 25 of the Act;

“Appeals Secretary” means the public officer appointed as such under regulation 3(1);

“appellant” means a person who makes an appeal and is listed in the table in section 25 of the Act opposite the type of decision or requirement which is appealed against;

“contact address”, for any person, means any of the following nominated by the person for the receipt of notices or documents in connection with an appeal:

(a) an address in Singapore;

(b) an email address;

“identity particulars” means —

(a) for an individual —

(i) his or her full name, and the number of his or her passport or other identity document; and

(ii) the nationality of the individual; and

(b) for an entity —

(i) the full name of the entity;

(ii) the place the entity was incorporated or otherwise formed; and

(iii) the Unique Entity Number (UEN) of the entity, where available;

“parties”, in relation to any appeal against an appealable decision, means the appellant against the appealable decision and the competent authority, and “party” means either of them;

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

(2)  Where the time specified by these Regulations for doing any act expires on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the act is in time if done on the next following working day.

(3)  An appeal is decided by the Minister without an in-person hearing if it is decided on written material and submissions without the parties to the appeal proceedings attending in person before the Minister.

Made on 18 June 2024.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA/112/2/025; AG/LEGIS/SL/213C/2020/6]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 60(3) of the Online Criminal Harms Act 2023).