Section 3: Establishment of Regulatory Authorities Appeal Tribunal

3. Establishment of Regulatory Authorities Appeal Tribunal (1) There is established for the purposes of the Regulatory Authorities Acts a Regulatory Authorities Appeal Tribunal which shall consist of— (a) a Chairperson, and one or more Deputy Chairpersons, who shall be barristers of not less than 10 years' standing, appointed by the Public Service Commission; (b) such other members, not exceeding 4 in number for each division, as may be appointed by the Attorney-General after consultation with the Prime Minister and the relevant Minister. (2) (a) For the purpose of hearing and determining an appeal under this Act, the Tribunal shall sit in 3 divisions, which shall be known as the Information and Communication Technologies Appeal Division, the Tourism Appeal Division and the Utilities Regulation Appeal Division. (b) Each division shall be constituted of the Chairperson, or a Deputy Chairperson, and 2 members. (c) The Chairperson, or Deputy Chairperson, shall preside at every sitting of the Tribunal. (3) Every member, other than the Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons, shall hold office for a term of 3 years and may be eligible for reappointment. [Issue 2] R17 – 2 Revised Laws of Mauritius (4) Where the Attorney-General is of opinion that the state of business at the Tribunal requires that the number of members should be temporarily increased, he may, after consultation with the Prime Minister and the relevant Minister, appoint such additional members on an ad hoc basis and for such period as he considers necessary to serve in a particular division of the Tribunal. (5) Every member, other than the Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons, shall be paid such fees as the Attorney-General may approve. [S. 3 amended by s. 132 (5) (b) of Act 32 of 2006 w.e.f. 1 May 2007.]