Clause 9

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(2) A notice of appeal shall contain —

an address for service;

a list of the names of any members of the Board to whom the appellant objects; and

the reasons for such objection.(2A) An appellant shall not be entitled to object to the Chairman of the Board or any Deputy Chairman of the Board and to more than one-third of the total number of members of the Board.”;

by inserting, immediately after the word “objects” in subsection (3), the words “and the reasons for such objection”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “Chairman of the Board” in subsection (3A), the words “or any Deputy Chairman of the Board”; and

by deleting subsections (4) and (5) and substituting the following subsections:“(4) The Chairman of the Board, or such Deputy Chairman of the Board as the Chairman may authorise, shall determine whether the reason for any objection to any member under subsection (2) or (3) is valid.(4A) Where the Chairman of the Board or a Deputy Chairman of the Board determines under subsection (4) that the reason for any objection is valid, the member of the Board in respect of whom the objection was made shall not attend the hearing of the appeal of the appellant.(4B) Where the Chairman of the Board or a Deputy Chairman of the Board determines under subsection (4) that the reason for any objection is not valid, the Chairman or Deputy Chairman shall reject that objection and inform the appellant or the Comptroller accordingly.(4C) Where an objection has been rejected by the Chairman of the Board or a Deputy Chairman of the Board under subsection (4B), the member of the Board in respect of whom that objection was made may attend the hearing of the appeal of the appellant.(4D) The decision of the Chairman of the Board or a Deputy Chairman of the Board under subsection (4) shall be final.(5) The Chairman of the Board may, in his discretion and on such terms as he thinks fit, permit any person to proceed with an appeal notwithstanding that the notice of appeal or petition of appeal was not lodged within the time limited therefor by this section, if it is shown to the satisfaction of the Chairman that the person was prevented from lodging the notice or petition in due time owing to absence, sickness or other reasonable cause and that there has been no unreasonable delay on his part.”.