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CAP. 123]

Certain restrictions on right to appeal to tribunal.

No compensation to be awarded.

Appointment of panel.

Appeal to panel against certain decisions of Building Authority.

Buildings

(a) reviewed such determination; or

(b) decided not to review such determination.

[1985 Ed.

1 Added, 23 of 1969, s. 11)

47. A person shall not be entitled to appeal to the tribunal from a decision of the Building Authority-

(a) if there has been an appeal from the decision to the panel under section 50; or

(b) if the decision was made in compliance with directions of a committee of review given under section 50(8).

(Added, 40 of 1965, s. 9)

48. Nothing in this Part shall authorize the award or payment of compensation to any person.

PART VII

Review of Certain Decisions of Building Authority

49. (1) The Governor may appoint such authorized persons as he thinks fit to be members of a panel (hereinafter referred to as the panel) from which committees of review may be appointed as necessary for the purposes of section 50.

(2) A member of the panel may resign at any time by giving 1 month's notice in writing to the Building Authority of his intention to resign, and the Governor may at any time and for any reason whatsoever terminate the appointment of any authorized person to be a member of the panel.

(Added, 40 of 1965, s. 10. Amended, 52 of 1974, s. 13)

50. (1) Subject to section 51, any person prejudiced by the refusal of the Building Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1)(l) or (m) or section 16(4) or (5), to approve plans of building works or to consent to the commencement of building works, or prejudiced by conditions prescribed by the Building Authority in exercise of the power conferred by item 7 in the table to section 17, may appeal to the panel, by notice in writing to the Building Authority stating the substance of the matter to which the appeal relates, within 14 days of the decision of the Building Authority.

(2) Whenever an appeal is duly made under subsection (1), the Chief Secretary shall, at the request of the Building Authority, appoint a committee of review consisting of 3 members of the panel (hereinafter referred to as a committee of review) to consider and determine the appeal, and may appoint one of the members of the committee of review to be the chairman thereof.

(3) The Building Authority shall serve upon the owner of every building and the owner of any land that he considers may be

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