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Appeal against decision or action of registrar
(1) A person who feels aggrieved by any decision or action taken by the registrar in
terms of this Act may, within the period and in the manner prescribed and upon payment of
the prescribed fees, appeal to the Minister against the decision or action in question.
(2) (a) The Minister shall refer the appeal for investigation and decision to a board
the members of which shall be appointed by the Minister and which shall consist of(i)
one person designated as chairman on account of his knowledge of law;
(ii)
two persons who in the opinion of the Minister have expert knowledge of
the subject of the appeal.
(b) A person appointed under subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) shall be
disqualified as a member of the board if he has any direct or indirect personal interest in the
outcome of the appeal.
(3) An appeal shall be heard on the date and at the place and time fixed by the
chairman of the board, who shall advise the appellant and the registrar in writing thereof.
(4) The chairman of the board may, for the purposes of the hearing of the appeal(a)
summon any person who, in his opinion, may give material information
concerning the subject of the hearing or who he believes has in his
possession or custody or under his control any document which has any
bearing upon the subject of the hearing, to appear before him at a time and
place specified in the summons, to be interrogated or to produce that
document, and the chairman may retain for examination any document so
produced;
(b)
administer an oath to or accept an affirmation from any person called as a
witness at the hearing; and
(c)
call any person present at the hearing as a witness and interrogate him and
require him to produce any document in his possession or custody or under
his control.
(5) The procedure at the hearing of an appeal shall be as prescribed.
[Sub-s. (5) substituted by s. 24 of Act 25 of 1996.]
(6) An appellant, if he appears before the board at the hearing of an appeal, and the
registrar, may be represented by an advocate or an attorney.
(7) If a person appointed under subsection (2) (a)-