Section 16: Appeals
consolidated text (as at 2013). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
16. Appeals
(1) Any person who feels aggrieved by a decision taken by the Permanent Secretary may, within 21 days of the communication of the decision to
him, and on payment of the prescribed fee, appeal against the decision to
the Appeal Board appointed under subsection (2) by a written notice together with the grounds of appeal.
(2) The Minister shall appoint on an ad hoc basis an Appeal Board comprising a Chairperson, who shall be a barrister with at least 5 years’ standing
at the Bar, and 2 members, being persons with expert knowledge in the field
of biotechnology or related fields.
(3) A person appointed under subsection (2) shall challenge himself if he
has any direct or indirect interest in the subject matter of the appeal.
(4) Every appeal lodged before the Appeal Board shall be dealt with as
expeditiously as possible and the Appeal Board shall endeavour to dispose of
the appeal within 6 months from the date the appeal was lodged.
(5) The Appeal Board may, after giving the parties to the appeal an opportunity of being heard, pass such orders as it thinks fit, confirming, varying
or setting aside the decision appeal against.
(6) The Appeal Board shall send, by registered post, a copy of every order made by it to the parties to the appeal within 7 days.
(S. 16 not in operation.)
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