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(1) Every person who is dissatisfied with any decision of the Director-General under any of the provisions of sections 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21 of this Act may, within one month after the date on which notice of the decision has been given to him by the Director-General, give notice of appeal in the prescribed manner to the Minister.
(2) Upon receipt of the notice of appeal, the Minister shall forthwith take all steps necessary for the constitution of a Board of Appeal, consisting of a District Court Judge and 2 assessors. The assessors shall be appointed in accordance with regulations under this Act to represent the Director-General and the appellant respectively.
(3) The Board of Appeal so constituted shall as soon as practicable hear the appeal, and may confirm the decision of the Director-General, or may make such other order as the case may require.
(4) On any appeal under this section the Board of Appeal may make such order with respect to the costs of the appeal as it considers just and equitable in the circumstances of the case.
(5) On any appeal under this section the decision of the Board of Appeal shall be final and conclusive.
Compare: 1949 No 42 s 21
In subsection (2) the reference to a District Court Judge was substituted for a reference to a Magistrate by section 18(2) of the District Courts Amendment Act 1979.