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the acceptance, transmission, service and custody of documents in accordance with these Regulations;
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Competition (Appeals) Regulations, 2020 is Brunei Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation S9 2021, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2021.
COMPETITION ORDER, 2015
(S 112015)
COMPETITION (APPEALS) REGULATIONS, 2020
Opening note
the acceptance, transmission, service and custody of documents in accordance with these Regulations;
the establishment and maintenance of a list of all notices of appeal lodged with the Tribunal:
the keeping of a record of the proceedings of the Tribunal in such form as the Chairman may direct:
the establishment and maintenance of a register in which all orders and decisions of the Tribunal shall be registered; and
the certification that any order, direction or decision is an order, or a direction or decision, of the Tribunal or a Presiding Tribunal Member. as the case may be.
Tribunal's address for service 4.
Any document to be lodged with. sent to or served on the Tribunal shall be addressed to the "secretary to the Competition Appeal Tribunal" and sent to an address as may be notified by the Tribunal.
Representation 5.
In proceedings before the Tribunal. a party may be represented by ·--
an advocate and solicitor named in the register of practitioners and having in force a practising ce11ificate issued under the Legal Profession Act (Chapter 132);
or
{h)
any other person allowed by the Tribunal to appear on behalf of that party.
PART2
APPEALABLE DECISIONS
Appealable decisions under section 59 6.
The following decisions are decisions prescribed for the purpose of the definition of"decision" in section 59(4)-
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a decision for or in relation to the cancellation of a block exemption in respect of an agreement;
a decision for or in relation to the grant of an extension, a refusal to extend. or the termination of the extension of, the transitional period under the
Competition (Transitional Provisions for Section II Prohibition) Regulations, 2020;
and
a decision for or in relation to the removal of the immunity granted under regulation 3(1) of the Competition
(Transitional Provisions for Section
II
Prohibition) Regulations, 2020.
PART3
APPEALS
Commencement of appeals 7.
An appeal to the Tribunal shall be made by lodging a notice of appeal in accordance with regulation 8.
Where an appeal from a decision of the Commission is-·
on a direction given under section 40 in relation to the section ll prohibition or the section 21 prohibition;
on a direction given under section 42 (including the imposition of any financial penalty or as to the amount of any such financial penalty) in relation to a decision that the section 11 prohibition or the section 21 prohibition has been infringed~
for or in relation to the cancellation of a block exemption in respect of an agreement~
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for or in relation to the grant of an extension, a refusal to extend. or the termination of the extension of, the transitional period under the Competition
(Transitional Provisions for Section II Prohibition) Regulations, 2020; or 92
for 01· in relation to the removal of the immunity granted under regulation 3( I) of the Competition
(Transitional
Provisions for Section II
Prohibition) Regulations, 2020, the notice of appeal shall be lodged within 2 months of the date on which the appellant was notitied of the contested decision or the date of publication of the decision, whichever is the earlier.
On receiving the notice of appeal, the secretary shall forward a copy thereof to each of the other parties concerned.
Notice of appeal 8.
the name and address of the appellant:
the name and address of the appellant's authorised representative or legal representative; and
a concise statement of the facts;
a summary of the grounds for appealing against or with respect to the contested decision of the Commission, identifying. in particular-
the extent (if any) to which the appellant contends that the decision was based on an error of fact or was wrong in law; and
the extent (if any) to which the appellant is appealing against the Commission's exercise of discretion in making the contested decision;
a succinct presentation of the arguments offact or law supporting each ground of appeal; and
shall be signed and dated by the appellant, or on his behalf by his authorised representative or legal representative; and
(di shall be accompanied by-
a copy of the contested decision; and
Unless the Tribunal otherwise directs, the appellant shall lodge-
its accompanying documents with the Tribunal, together with 5 copies thereat: each certified by the appellant, or his authorised representative or legal representative. to be in conformity with the original.
An appellant shall not raise or rely on any ground of appeal which is not stated in the notice of appeal during the hearing of the appeal except with the permission of the Tribunal.
Defective notices of appeal 9.
If the Tribunal considers that a notice of appeal is not lodged in accordance with regulation 8, or is materially incomplete, unduly prolix or lacking in clarity. the
Tribunal may give such directions to the appellant as may be necessary to remedy the notice.
The Tribunal may, if it considers that the efticient conduct of the appeal proceedings so requires, instmct the secretary to defer forwarding a copy of the notice of appeal to the other parties concerned until after the directions given under sub-regulation (I)
have been complied with.
Power to reject 10.
The Tribunal may, after giving the parties an opportunity to be heard, reject an appeal in whole or in part at any stage in the appeal proceedings if-
(a}
it considers that the notice of appeal discloses no valid ground of appeal;
(hi it considers that the appellant is not a party or person referred to in section 59( I) or (2), respectively;
it is satisfied that the appellant has habitually and persistently, and without any reasonable ground -
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instituted vexatious proceedings before the Tribunal: or
made vexatious applications in any proceedings before the
Tribunal; or
(di the appellant fails to comply with any provision of these Regulations, or any direction, practice direction or order of the Tribunal.
Where the Tribunal rejects an appeal, it may, without prejudice to its powers under section 6 1(8). make such consequential order as it considers appropriate.
Amendment of notice of appeal
II.
Where the Tribunal grants permission under sub-regulation (I), it may do so on such conditions as it thinks fit to impose, and it shall give such further or consequential directions as it may consider necessary.
The Tribunal shall not grant permission to amend a notice of appeal in order to add a new ground of appeal unless the Tribunal is satisfied that-
such ground is based on any matter of fact or law which came to I ight after the notice of appeal was lodged;
Where the Tribunal grants permission under sub-regulation ( 1). it may-
order the appellant to pay the costs of the Commission and the Tribunal incurred up to the time his appeal is withdrawn; and
(hi do so on such other conditions as it thinks fit to impose, including requiring the secretary to publish a notice of the withdrawal of the appeal in such manner as the Tribunal may direct.
Appeal number etc.
On receiving a notice of appeal, the secretary shall-
aftix to the notice an official stamp showing the date on which the notice was received~
enter the appeal in a list and assign a number thereto. which shall constitute the title of the appeal;
subject to regulations 9 and 10, forward a copy of the notice of appeal to the Commission.
Defence 14.
The Commission shall send to the Tribunal a defence, in the case of an appeal refetTed to in regulation 7(2). within 6 weeks of the date on which the Commission received a copy of the notice of appeal.
The defence -
(a!
shall state-
the name and address of the Commission;
a succinct presentation of the arguments of fact or law upon which the Commission will rely; and
shall be signed and dated by a duly authorised officer or the legal representative of the Commission.
The Commission shall send the duly signed original of the defence and its accompanying documents to the secretary together with 5 copies thereof, each certified by a duly authorised officer or the legal representative of the Commission to be in conlonnity with the original.
The Tribunal may. on the application ofthe Commission, in its discretion extend the time limit provided under sub-regulation (!)for the sending of the defence.
On receiving the defence, the secretary shall forward a copy to the appelant.
Defective defence 15.
If the Tribunal considers that a defence is not sent in accordance with regulation 14, or is materially incomplete, unduly prolix or lacking in clarity, the Tribunal may give such directions to the Commission as may be necessary to remedy the defence.
The Tribunal may. if it considers that the efficient conduct of the appeal proceedings so requires, instruct the secretary to defer forwarding a copy of the defence to the appellant until after the directions given under sub-regulation (I) have been complied with.
Amendment of defence 16.
Where the Tribunal grants permission under sub-regulation (I), it may do so on such conditions as it thinks tit to impose. and it shall give such further or consequential directions as it may consider necessary.
The Tribunal shall not grant permission to amend a defence unless the Tribunal is satisfied that -·
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there exists any matter of fact or law which came to light after the defence \Vas sent to the Tribunal~
it was not practicable to include in or omit from the defence, as the case may be, the subject matter of the amendment proposed by the Commission; or
Publication of summary of appeal 17.
Where two or more appeal proceedings are pending in relation to the same decision of the Commission, or involve the same or similar issues, the Tribunal may at any time, on the request of a party or of its own initiative, order that the proceedings or any particular issue or matter raised in the proceedings be consolidated or heard together.
Before making an order under sub-regulation (l ), the Tribunal shall invite all the parties to the relevant proceedings to make their submissions thereon.
Division -1
Case management
Directions 19.
The Tribunal may at any time, whether at a case management conference or otherwise, on the request of a party or of its own initiative. give one or more of the directions referred to in sub-regulation (2). or such other directions as it thinks fit to secure the just., expeditious and economical conduct of the appeal proceedings.
Without prejudice to the generality of sub-regulation (I). the Tribunal may give directions ~·"
as to the manner in which the proceedings are to be conducted, including any time limit to be observed in the conduct of the oral hearing:
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that the parties file a reply, rejoinder or other additional pleadings or particulars;
for the filing by the appellant or the Commission of a core bundle or core bundles comprising a copy of every document on which the appellant or the
Commission (as the case may be) rely, including the written statements of all witnesses of fact and expert witnesses (if any);
requiring any person to attend the hearing and give evidence or to produce documents:
(/)
as to the evidence which may be required or admitted in proceedings before the Tribunal and the extent to which it shall be oral or written;
as to the abridgement or extension of any time limit;
(ij to enable the decision which is the subject of the appeal to be referred back in whole or in part to the Commission;
(kJ for the disclosure between, or the production by. the parties of documents or classes of documents~
(/)
for the appointment and instruction of experts, whether by the Tribunal or by the pm1ics, and the manner in which expert evidence is to be given;
for the award of costs or expenses, including any allowance payable to persons in connection with their attendance before the Tribunal; and
(n}
for hearing a person \Vho is not a party where, in any proceedings. it is proposed to make an order or give a direction in relation to that person.
The Tribunal may. in particular, of its own initiative-
put questions to the parties and the witnesses;
(bJ invite the parties to make written or oral submissions on certain aspects of the proceedings;
A request by a party for directions shall be-
served by the secretary on any other party who may be affected by such directions, as determined by the Tribunal after taking into account the submissions
(if any) of the parties.
Case management conference 20.
The Tribunal may at any time, on the request of a party or of its own initiative.
give directions for a case management conference to be held where it appears to the
Tribunal that any appeal proceedings would be facilitated by holding such a conference and, in particular-
to detetmine the points on which the parties have to present further arguments or which call for further evidence to be produced;
to claril'y the terms of the orders sought by the parties, their arguments of fact and law and the points at issue between them;
to ensure that all agreements reached between the parties about the matters in issue and the conduct of the proceedings are recorded; or
Unless the Tribunal otherwise directs, a case management conference shall be held as soon as practicable after the tiling of the defence by the Commission.
A case management conference shall be held in private unless the Tribunal otherwise directs.
Timetable for oral hearing 21.
As soon as practicable, the Tribunal shall -
(a}
set a timetable outlining the steps to be taken by the parties in preparation for the oral hearing of the appeal. whether pursuant to the directions of the Tribunal or othenvise~
!b)
fix the date for the oral hearing;
notify the parties in writing of the date and place for the oral hearing and of any timetable for that hearing; and
if it considers it necessal)' for the expeditious disposal of the appeal, send the parties a report which contains a summa!)' of the factual context of the case and the parties' principal submissions.
Evidence 22.
shall not be bound by the provisions of the Evidence Act (Chapter 108)
or by any other written law relating to evidence; and
(cj may give directions as to~
the issues on which it requires evidence;
The Tribunal may admit or exclude evidence, whether or not the evidence was available when the contested decision was made.
The Tribunal may require any witness to give evidence on oath or affirmation, or by way of affidavit.
The Tribunal may allow a witness to give evidence through a video link or by other means.
The Tribunal may dispense with the need to call a witness to give oral evidence if a witness statement has been submitted in respect of that witness.
The Tribunal may, at any time before notifying the appellant of its decision, call for such further evidence or explanation from all or any of the parties to be given, in the presence of the other pm1y or parties, as it may consider necessary.
Summoning of witnesses 23.
Subject to sub-regulations (2) and (3), the Tribunal may at any time, on the request of a party or of its own initiative, issue a summons requiring any person in
Brunei Darussalam to do either or both of the following-·-
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attend as a witness before the Tribunal, at the time and place set out in the summons;
(bj answer any question, or produce any document or other material in his possession or under his control. which relate to any issue or matter in question in the appeal proceedings.
A request by a party for the issue of a summons under this regulation shall be made to the secretary with the appropriate fee specified in the Schedule, and shall state-
(a!
the name and address of the witness to be called; and
the facts upon which the witness is to be examined and the reasons for the examination, the documents required to be produced by the witness and the reasons for their production, or both.
No person may be required to attend in compliance with a summons under this regulation unless --
he has been served personally with the summons by the person requiring him to attend before the Tribunal: and lh!
he is paid such sum as would be recoverable in respect of his attendance if the proceedings were proceedings before a court.
Failure to comply with directions 24,
If a party to any appeal proceedings fails to comply with any direction given by the Tribunal in accordance with these Regulations, the Tribunal may, if it considers that the justice of the ca'e so requires, order that such party be debatTed from taking any fut1her part in the proceedings without the permission of the TribunaL
PART4
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Division I
Hearing of appeals
Hearing to be in public 25,
The hearing of any appeal shall be in public except as to any part where the
Tribunal is satisfied that it will be considering--
(a}
information the disclosure of which would. in its opinion, be contrary to the public interest;
commercial information the disclosure of which, in its opinion, would or may significantly harm the legitimate business interests of the undertaking to which it relates; or
information relating to the private affairs of an individual the disclosure of which, in its opinion. would or may significantly harm the interests of the individual.
Procedure at hearing of appeals 26.
Appeal proceedings shall be opened and directed by the Presiding Tribunal
Member. who shall be responsible for the proper conduct of the hearing of any appeal.
The Tribunal shall, so far as it appears to it to be appropriate, seek to avoid undue formality in its proceedings and shall conduct the hearing of an appeal in such manner as it considers to be appropriate for the claritication of the issues bet(n·e it and generally for the just, expeditious and economical conduct of the proceedings.
Unless the Tribunal otherwise directs, no expert or witness of fact shall be heard unless the relevant expert report or witness statement has been submitted before the hearing of an appeal and in accordance with any direction of the Tribunal.
The Tribunal may limit the cross-examination of witnesses to any extent or in any manner it considers appropriate.
It: at the time appointed for the hearing of an appeal, any party to the proceedings does not appear, the Tribunal may, if it is satisfied that the party has been duly notified of the hearing, proceed with the hearing and make such order as it thinks fit.
The record of the proceedings of any appeal shall be signed by the Presiding
Tribunal Member.
Adjournment 27.
The Tribunal may, in its discretion, adjourn any hearing on any ground and may fix a date for a further hearing.
The Tribunal may, on the conclusion of a hearing, adjourn for any period of time for the purpose of considering its decision.
Requests for confidential treatment 28.
A request for the confidential treatment of a document or part of a document filed in connection with any appeal proceedings before the Tribunal -
shall be made in writing by the person who submitted the document no later than 14 days after the filing of such a document;
shall. where the request relates to part of a document, state the relevant words, figures or passages for which confidentiality is claimed; and
shall contain the reasons for the request, and where the request relates to part of a document, the reasons specific to each patt thereat:
The person making the request shall provide to the Tribunal a non-confidential version of the document if so directed by the secretary.
The Tribunal shall not consider any request for confidential treatment that does not comply with sub-regulation (I), unless the Tribunal considers that the circumstances are exceptional.
The Tribunal may grant confidential treatment in relation to any document or part thereof on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.
In the event of a dispute as to whether contidential treatment should be granted, the Tribunal shall decide the matter after hearing the parties, taking into account the matters referred to in regulation 25(a), (b) and (c).
Decision of Tribunal 29.
The Tribunal may, in its discretion, direct that its decision in any appeal be notified to the parties concerned in the following manner-
by the secretary giving a copy of the written decision to the parties which is duly signed by all the members of the Tribunal who heard the appeal, including the
Presiding Tribunal Member: or
the Presiding Tribunal Member; or
in the absence of the Presiding Tribunal Member. any other member of the Tribunal who heard the appeal, and it shall not be necessary fell' all the members of the Tribunal who heard the appeal to reassemble merely for the purpose of notifying the parties of the decision.
Where the decision of the Tribunal is the decision of a majority, that fact shall be stated.
The Chairman shall arrange for the decision of the Tribunal to be published in such manner as he considers appropriate.
Costs 30.
The Tribunal may. in relation to any appeal proceedings, award costs in its discretion.
The power to award costs under sub-regulation (1) includes the power to direct any party to pay to the Tribunal such sum as may be appropriate in reimbursement of any costs incurred by the Tribunal in connection with the summoning of witnesses.
Interest 31.
If the Tribunal imposes. confirms or varies any linancial penalty. the Tribunal may. in addition, order that interest be paid on the amount of any such penalty from such date, not being a date earlier than the date upon which the notice of appeal was lodged in accordance with regulations 7 and 8, and at such rate as the Tribunal considers appropriate.
Unless the Tribunal otherwise directs, the rate of interest shall not exceed the rate prescribed in the Supreme Court Act (Chapter 5) in respect of judgment debts.
Any interest ordered to be paid under sub-regulation (I) shall form part of the penalty payable and be enforced according to section 46.
Consent orders 32.
[fall the pa11ies to an appeal agree on the terms on which to settle all or any pa11
of the proceedings. they may request the Tribunal to make a consent order.
A request for a consent order shall be made by sending to the secretary -
a consent order impact statement which is in accordance with sub-regulation (3); and
a statement signed by all the parties to the proceedings, or their authorised representatives or legal representatives, requesting that an order be made in the terms of the draft consent order.
A consent order impact statement shall provide an explanation of the draft consent order, including -
(a}
an explanation of the circumstances giving rise to the draft consent order;
!hi the relief to be obtained if the order is made; and
(ci the anticipated etfects on competition of that relief
In respect of any request for a consent order. the Tribunal may, as it thinks tit, after hearing the parties-
refuse to make any order.
Division ..f interim orders and measures
Power to make interim orders and directions 33.
The Tribunal may. on the application of a party or of its own initiative, make an order on an interim basis -
suspending in whole or part the etfect of any decision which is the subject matter of the appeal proceedings before it; or
(bJ granting any remedy which the Tribunal would have the power to grant in its final decision.
Without prejudice to the generality of sub-regulation ( 1), if the Tribunal considers that it is necessary as a matter of urgency for the purpose of-
protecting the public interest,
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the Tribunal may give such directions as it considers appropriate for that purpose.
The Tribunal shall exercise its power under this regulation taking into account all the relevant circumstances, including -
I a)
the urgency of the matter;
(bJ the effect on the party making the request if the relief sought is not granted; and
Any order or direction under this regulation is subject to the Tribunal's further order, direction or tina! decision.
Application for interim relief 34.
A party shall apply for an order under regulation 33(1) or a direction under regulation 33(2) by lodging an application for interim relief in the form which is in accordance with sub-regulation (2) with the Tribunal together with the appropriate fee specified in the Schedule.
An application for interim relief shall state-
in the case of a request for a direction pursuant to regulation 33(2), the circumstances giving rise to the urgency;
the factual and legal grounds establishing a preliminary case for the grant of interim relief by the Tribunal; and
On receiving an application for interim relief, the secretary shall send a copy thereof to each of the other parties to the proceedings and inform them of the date by which they may submit written or oral submissions to the Tribunal.
( 4) The Tribunal shall tix a date for the hearing of the application for interim relief and give the parties such directions as may be necessal)' for dealing with the application for interim rei ief.
The Tribunal may. for the purposes of this regulation, join any third party to the proceedings.
Subject to sub-regulation (7), the Tribunal shall, before making an order or direction for interim relief against a person who is not a party to the proceedings, invite that person to make his submissions thereon.
If the urgency of the case so requires, the Tribunal may grant the application tOr interim relief before receiving the submissions of all the parties concerned, including the person referred to in sub-regulation (6).
PARTS
GENERAL
Constitution of committee 35.
'The summons to be issued by the secretary under section 60(10) shall contain succinct particulars of the case or cases in respect of \Vhich the members of the Tribunal are summoned to constitute a committee of the Tribunal for the purposes of giving effect to the provisions of Part V of the Order.
Any member of the Tribunal who has been summoned under section 60(10)
and whose personal interests may be affected by the result of the case or who for any reason may be unavailable shall. within 48 hours of receipt of the summons, notify the secretary to that effect and withdraw from the committee.
Upon receipt of the notification referred to in sub-regulation (1). the secretary shall summon another member of the Tribunal in accordance with sub-regulation (I) in place of the withdrawing member to constitute the committee of the TribunaL
Meetings of Tribunal 36.
The Tribunal shall meet for any purpose under these Regulations at such times and places as the Presiding Tribunal Member may determine.
Service of documents 37.
Personal service of a document may be effected-I a}
by leaving with the person to be served a copy of the document; or
in such other manner as may be agreed between the party serving and the party to be served.
Where. by vii1ue of any provision of these Regulations, a document is required to be served personally on any person and is unable to be so served, the party serving may make an application to the Tribunal for an order for substituted service of the document.
The Tribunal may, if it appears that it is impracticable for any reason to serve that document personally on that person. make an order for substituted service of that document and direct the steps to be taken to bring the document to the notice of the person to be served.
Any document required to be sent to or served on any person for the purpose of any proceedings under these Regulations, other than by personal service, may be·-
Where-
the Tribunal is unable to serve it, the Tribunal shall send a notice of non-service, stating the attempted method of service, to the other parties to the proceedings.
Where it appears to the Tribunal that there is a good reason to authorise service by a method not prescribed by these Regulations, the Tribunal may, on the request of a party or of its own initiative, make an order permitting and specifYing an alternative method of service and specifYing when the document is deemed to be served.
The Tribunal may dispense with service of a document if the interests of justice so require.
A document which is sent or served in accordance with these Regulations shall, except where express provision has been made, be treated as if it had been received by or served on thnt person --
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in the case of a facsimile transmitted on a working day befOre 4.30 p.m., on that day, or in any other case. on the working day alter the day on which it is transmitted; or
in the case of electronic mail or similar means, on the second working day atler the day on which it is transmitted.
If a document (other than a facsimile) is served after 4.30 p.m. on a working day or on any day other than a working day, the document shall be treated as having been served on the next working day.
(1 0) For the purposes of sub-regulation (4) and subject to sub-regulations (ll) and
( 12), the appropriate address of a person shall be-
in the case of an appellant, the address for service stated in his notice of appeal;
in any other case, the usual or last known address of the place of residence or business of the person, or such other address as may be subsequently notified to the Tribunal.
Anything required to be sent to or served on a body corporate is duly sent or served if it is sent to or served on the chairman or president of the body or the secretary, treasurer or other similar officer thereof at its registered or principal office for the time being.
Anything required to be sent or delivered to or served on a partnership is duly sent. delivered or served if it is sent or delivered to or served on any one of the partners for the time being.
(I 3) The secretary -
may, at the request of any party.
certify the steps taken to serve a document pursuant to this regulation, including the date and manner of service.
Fees 38.
Unless otherwise directed by the Tribunal, the fee specified in the Schedule shall be paid to the Tribunal, in such manner as the Tribunal may direct. at the time that the relevant document, request or application is lodged or made.
Where the cheque or authorisation for the payment of any fee referred to in sub-regulation ( l) is subsequently dishonoured and payment is not received by the
Tribunal within 7 days thereof. the notice of appeal, request for issue of a summons or application for interim relief to which that fee relates is deemed as not having been lodged or made.
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Time 39.
A period expressed in days, weeks or months alter or fmm the happening of an event or the doing of any act or thing, shall exclude the day on which the event happens or the act or thing is done.
A period expressed in weeks or months shall end with the ex pity of whichever day in the last week or month is the same day of the week or the month as the day on which the event or the act or thing alter or !rom which the period is to be calculated happens or is done.
If. in a period expressed in months, the day on which it should expire does not occur in the last month, the period shall end with the expiry of the last day of that month.
Where the time specified by the Tribunal or these Regulations !br doing any act expires on a Friday, Sunday or public holiday, the act is in time if done on the next following working day.
Irregularities 40.
Any iiTegularity resulting from a failure to comply with any provision of these
Regulations before the Tribunal has reached its decision shall not of itself render the proceedings void.
Where any such irregularity comes to the attention of the Tribunal. the Tribunal shall, if it considers that any person may have been prejudiced by the irregularity. give such dirl;!ctions a::; it thinks just before reaching its decision to cure or waive the irregularity.
The following may be corrected at any time by the Chainnan or the Presiding
Tribunal Member, as the case may be, by certificate under his hand-
a direction. an order or a decision of the Tribunal or the Presiding
Tribunal Member: or
errors arising in such a document from an accidental slip or omission.
General powers of Tribunal 41.
Subject to the provisions of the Order and these Regulations, the Tribunal may regulate its own procedure.
The Tribunal may issue practice directions in relation to the procedures provided for by these Regulations.
Subject to regulations 9 and 10. the secretary shall. as soon as practicable, upon receipt of a notice of appeal publish a notice to that effect in such manner as the
Chairman may direct.
The notice to be published under sub-regulation (I) shall state-
(regulations 8(1 )(dJ(ii). 23(2), 34( I) and 38( I))
FEES
Filing a notice of appeal
Filing an application for interim relief
Issue of summons-
(a)
request made less than 3 days before the day tixed for the hearing
(h)
any other request
$500
$100
$50
$20.
Made this 24th. day of Rabiulawal, 1442 Hijriah corresponding to the lOth. day of
November, 2020.
HIS MAJESTY
THE SULTAN AND YANG 01-PERTUAN,
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Minister of Finance and Economy.
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