Cap. 551 Art. 32BFiling of appeals by electronic means.

(1)Notwithstanding any provision of this Act or any other law, the registry of the Tribunal may receive all acts including applications of appeal and replies thereto, by transmission of the original act duly signed, by electronic means and by electronic payment or other means the fee prescribed by law.

(2) The registry of the Tribunal shall issue a copy of the acts filed through electronic means as aforesaid and the said copy issued by the registry of the Tribunal shall, for all intents and purposes of law, be considered as the original.

(3) Acts filed by electronic means shall, for all intents and purposes of law, be deemed as if they have been filed directly in the registry of the Tribunal:

Provided that when an act is filed by electronic means outside registry opening hours, such act shall be deemed to have been filed on the first following day of the opening of the said registry.

(4) (a) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-article (2), the Registry of this Tribunal shall be open for the lodging of acts during the following days and during the following working hours:

st th Between 1 October and 30 June of each year, from 8.00a.m. to st noon and between 1.30p.m. and 3.15p.m. and between 1 July and th 30 September from 8.00a.m. to noon.

(b) Subject to the provisions of the Environment and Planning Appeals (Procedure) Regulations, the Registry of the Tribunal shall be closed for the lodging of acts on Saturdays and Sundays and on public holidays as provided for in the National Holidays and Other Public Holidays Act.