(3) The Minister is to appoint a public officer as a secretary to the Liquor Appeal Board.
(4) All members of the Liquor Appeal Board are public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code (Cap. 224).
Appeals to Minister
27.—(1) Any individual who is aggrieved by an appealable decision of the Commissioner or an authorised officer may appeal to the Minister; and the Minister's decision on the appeal is final.
(2) An appealable decision of the Commissioner or an authorised officer takes effect despite an appeal against that decision being made to the Minister under subsection (1), unless the Minister otherwise specifies.
(3) The Minister may designate any Minister of State for his Ministry, or any Parliamentary Secretary to that Ministry, to hear, in the Minister's place, any appeal under subsection (1).
(4) In granting an appeal (other than in respect of a decision referred to in subsection (5)(f)), the Minister may impose such restrictions, terms or conditions as the Minister thinks fit on the liquor licence, consumption permit, order under section 17(1) or Liquor Control Zone banning notice that is the subject of the appeal.
(5) In this section, "appealable decision", in relation to the Commissioner or an authorised officer (as the case may be), means any of the following:
- (a) a decision under section 11(2)(b) to order a licensee to take steps to prevent or minimise any significant threat or risk to public order, safety or peace, or under section 11(2)(c) modifying any restriction or condition of, or adding any new restriction or condition to, a liquor licence of a licensee, or suspending the liquor licence;
- (b) a decision under section 13(1) refusing to grant a consumption permit;
- (c) a decision under section 13(5) removing or modifying any term or condition of a consumption permit, or adding any new term or condition to a consumption permit;
