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| (1) There shall be established for every Assistant government Agents' Division, an Appeals Board for the purposes of this Act, consisting of not less than ten persons, one of whom shall be appointed, as Chairman of such Appeals Board. |
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| (2) There shall be appointed a Secretary to every Appeals Board established under subsection (1). |
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| (3) The Secretary to every Appeals Board established under subsection (1) shall convene meetings of such Appeals Board. The quorum for any meeting thereof shall be three. |
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| (4) The Chairman of every Appeals Board established under subsection (1) shall preside at every meeting of such Appeals Board. In the absence of the Chairman from any meeting, the members present at such meeting shall choose from among themselves, a Chairman for the meeting. |
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| (5) The decision made at a meeting of an Appeals Board established under subsection (1) on an appeal heard at that meeting shall be deemed to be the decision of such Appeals Board on such Appeal. |
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| (6) Subject to the preceding provisions of this section, an Appeals Board established under subsection (1) shall deter mine the procedure to be followed at its meetings. |
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