Cap. 455 Art. 49Powers and procedure of the Sport Appeals Board.

(1) The Sport Appeals Board shall be competent to hear and decide any appeal made to it in accordance with the provisions of this Act and any regulations made thereunder; and the decisions of the Board shall be final and conclusive.

(2) For the exercise of its functions, the Board may summon any person to appear before it and give evidence and procedure documents; and the chairperson shall have the power to administer the oath. The Board may also appoint experts to advise the Board on any technical issue that may be relevant to its decision.

(3) For the purposes aforesaid the Board shall have the same powers as are competent to the First Hall, Civil Court, according to law.

(4) The procedure to be followed before the Board, the time within which and the manner in which an appeal to the Board is to be made shall be such as may be prescribed; and subject thereto, and to any other applicable provision to this Act, the Board may establish its own procedure.