Section 12

For the purpose of hearing appeals against any decision of the Registration Officer, the Minister may appoint such Revising Officers as the Minister thinks fit.

If any claimant, objector or person in regard to whom objection has been made is dissatisfied with the decision of the Registration Officer, he or she may, within 10 days from the date of the decision, appeal to the Revising Officer.

Every appeal under this section must be in writing and must state shortly the ground of appeal.

The Revising Officer must hear such appeals in public giving notice of the dates of the hearing of the appeal to the parties concerned.

It is at the discretion of the Revising Officer whether or not to hear any evidence.

The Revising Officer’s determination of the appeal is final and conclusive and is not to be called in question in any court.

When the Revising Officer has determined the appeals which have been lodged with respect to any register, the Revising Officer must forward to the Registration Officer a statement under the hand of the Revising Officer containing the names which the Revising Officer has decided must be included or inserted in the register and those which the Revising Officer has decided must be expunged from the register, and the Registration Officer must amend the register accordingly.