[ S.L.594.05 APPEALS COMMITTEE 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 594.05 APPEALS COMMITTEE REGULATIONS 27th July, 1953 GOVERNMENT NOTICE 418 of 1953, as amended by Government Notice 340 of 1955, Emergency Ordinance VI of 1958 and Acts XXV of 1962 and XXV of 2019. 1.
(1)The title of these regulations is the Appeals Committee Regulations. Citation and interpretation.
(2)The meaning set out in the Employment and Training Services Act are applicable to these regulations. The Appeals Committee is hereinafter in these regulations referred to as "the Committee". Cap.
- Each member of the Committee on appointment shall take an oath before one of the officers mentioned in article 5 of the Attorney General Ordinance or one of the officers mentioned in article 4 of the State Advocate Act to conduct all proceedings with impartiality and to the best of his ability. Oath. Amended by: XXV.2019.
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- The Committee shall hold its sittings in private. Sittings.
- The members of the Committee shall not in any case divulge anything discussed by them in the course and in connection with any proceedings. Confidentiality.
- The Minister shall appoint an officer of the Department of Labour to act as Secretary to the Committee. Secretary. Amended by: VI. 1958.2; XXV. 1962.
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(1)The Committee shall have the power to summon witnesses and to administer the oath to same; to appoint assessors; and to require any person who appears to the Committee to have special knowledge of the subject matter of the inquiry to furnish, in writing or otherwise, and to confirm on oath such particulars in relation thereto as the Committee may require. When the taking of an oath is required, the oath shall be administered by the Chairman of the Committee. All necessary orders shall be made in the name of the Committee over the signature of the Secretary of the Committee. Powers of the Committee. Amended by: G.N. 340 of 1955.
(2)In the matter of summoning witnesses and enforcing the attendance of witnesses summoned, the Committee shall have the same powers as a civil court as set out in the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure except that it shall not in any case be enabled to order the detention of any person and except that the duties of a court usher and of a court marshal respectively shall be performed by members of the Executive Police detailed for the purpose by the Commissioner of Police. Any fine inflicted by the Committee shall be recoverable by the Attorney-General as a civil debt to the Government.
(3)In the course of the hearing of any appeal the Director shall have the right to appear before and be heard by the Committee. Cap.
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- Witnesses shall be paid fees in accordance with the Witnesses (Fees) Ordinance. Representation.
- Parties to any proceedings before the Committee may be assisted or represented by a legal practitioner. Legal forms.
- The Committee shall not be required to have regard to legal forms, and may seek information on any matter in such manner as it may think fit. Decisions.
- Decisions of the Committee shall be issued in writing and shall not specify in detail the reasons for such decisions but may make reference to the main evidence heard.