(3) The Minister must, before deciding on the referred appeal, consider the report submitted under subsection (2), but is not bound by the recommendations in the report.
(4) The Minister may from time to time appoint one or more Appeal Advisory Boards, each comprising—
- (a) 2 members who are members of any professional body that the Minister thinks fit; and
- (b) a lay person.
(5) The members of an Appeal Advisory Board—
- (a) are to be appointed by the Minister for any period that the Minister may determine and may be re-appointed;
- (b) may be removed from his or her office by the Minister; and
- (c) may resign from his or her office, by written notice to the Minister.
(6) At any meeting of an Appeal Advisory Board, all members must be present to constitute a quorum.
(7) Subject to this Act, the Appeal Advisory Board may determine its own procedures.
Minister may designate others to hear appeals
50.—(1) The Minister may designate any of the following persons to hear and determine, in the Minister’s place, any appeal or a specific appeal under section 48:
- (a) the Second Minister (if any) for his or her Ministry;
- (b) any Minister of State, including a Senior Minister of State, for his or her Ministry;
- (c) any Parliamentary Secretary, including a Senior Parliamentary Secretary, to his or her Ministry.
(2) A reference to the Minister in sections 48 and 49(1), (2) and (3) includes a reference to a person designated under subsection (1).
