S.L. 607.4 Art. 11Appeals.    Cap. 12.           Cap. 12.

(1) There shall be a Sector Skills Appeals Board, hereinafter referred to as the Appeals Board to which any person or entity may appeal if aggrieved by any decision taken by the Authority with respect to the validation of non-formal and informal learning in accordance with these regulations.

(2) Any appeal referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be filed in the Registry of the Appeals Board within ten (10) days from the date when the decision is communicated to the person or entity so aggrieved.

(3) The Appeals Board shall consist of an independent Chairperson and two (2) independent members who shall be appointed by the Minister from among persons of known integrity who appear to him to be qualified by reason of having had experience of and shown capacity in, matters deemed appropriate for such purpose:

Provided that one (1) of the members of the Appeals Board shall also act as Secretary to the Appeals Board, with the right to vote.

(4) A member of the Appeals Board shall abstain and may be challenged in such circumstances as would disqualify a judge in terms of Sub-title II of Title II of Book Third of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure. In any such case the member shall be substituted by another person appointed for such purpose by the Minister.

(5) The members of the Appeals Board shall hold office for a period of three (3) years, and shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(6) A member of the Appeals Board may be removed from office by the Minister on grounds of gross negligence, conflict of interest, incompetence, or acts or omissions unbecoming a member of the Board.

(7) The decisions of the Appeals Board shall be final except with respect to points of law decided by the Appeals Board, from which an appeal shall lie within twenty (20) days to the Court of

Appeal (Inferior Jurisdiction). The judge shall have the right to decide that such appeal is frivolous or vexatious following the in camera closing of the stage of written submissions. Such an appeal shall also be regulated by rules of court made under article 29 of the Code of

Organization and Civil Procedure.