(1) There is hereby established a Licensing Appeal Board consisting of 3 persons, appointed by the Minister, one of whom shall be an attorney-at-law.
(2) One member shall be appointed Chairperson and one as Vice-Chairperson.
(3) The Chairperson is the chief executive officer of the Appeal Board and shall supervise and direct its work and preside at its meetings.
(4) The Vice-Chairperson shall act if the Chairperson is absent, incapacitated or for any reason is unable to perform his or her duties.
(5) Each member shall be appointed for a term of not more than 3 years but may be removed by the Minister for cause.
(6) The Minister may appoint a person to be an alternate member for any member, other than the Chairperson and the alternate member may act temporarily in the absence of that member.
(7) An alternate member shall hold office for a period not exceeding the unexpired portion of the term of the member whom the alternate member is replacing. (Substituted by Act 10 of 2006)
(8) If a vacancy occurs in the membership, the Minister shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy in a manner that respects subsection (1).
(9) The members of the Appeal Board shall be paid such fees as the Minister may, by order, determine.
(10) The Appeal Board shall hear applications made under this Act appealing against decisions of the Licensing Authority and may regulate its own procedure.
(11) Subject to judicial review, the decisions of the Appeal Board are final and binding.
(Amended by Act 10 of 2006)