Cap. 641 Art. 89Establishment of the Board.    Cap. 12.

(1) There shall be established a Board, to be called the

Aviation Appeals Board, which shall be composed of a lawyer with at least twelve (12) years’ experience or otherwise a retired magistrate or judge, who sits as Chairman together with two (2) technical assessors.

(2) The Chairman and technical assessors of the Board shall be appointed by the Prime Minister for a period of three (3) years:

Provided that the Prime Minister may confirm any appointment from year to year and he may direct, on making any new appointment, that the outgoing chairman or assessor may continue to sit on the Board in respect of any matter whereof he has already taken cognizance before the termination of his appointment until such matter is determined.

(3) The Prime Minister may also make any necessary appointments for the purpose of substituting the Chairman or any assessor of the Board in the event of his being, for any reason, unable to carry out his functions with respect to any particular case or cases.

(4) The Chairman or any assessor of the Board shall not be competent to take cognizance of and deal with any matter in which he has a direct or an indirect interest.

(5) The technical assessors of the Board shall, before entering upon their office, take before the State Advocate the oath to examine and decide any matter referred to them under the provisions of this Act with equity and impartiality.

(6) The Chairman of the Board shall have, for the purpose of collecting the evidence and establishing the facts relating to any matter before the Board, all such powers as are by the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure vested in the Civil Court, First Hall.