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affected by the determination of a committee of review upon an appeal a notice informing him that the appeal has been made and calling upon him to notify the Building Authority, within 3 days, if he wishes to make representations to the committee of review. (Amended, 72 of 1980, s. 17)
(4) Subject to the provisions of this section, the procedure of a committee of review upon an appeal shall be such as the committee of review may determine, and neither the appellant nor the Building Authority nor any other person shall be represented in any proceedings of or before a committee of review by counsel or a solicitor.
(5) A committee of review shall afford to the appellant and the Building Authority and any other person who has duly notified the Building Authority that he wishes to make representations to the committee of review (each of whom is hereinafter referred to in this subsection as a party) an opportunity of making representations and of calling witnesses, and any party may put to a witness called by any other party such questions as the committee of review thinks fit, but no party shall be entitled to put questions to any witness examined by the committee of review, or any member of the committee of review, but not called by a party.
(6) Any question coming before a committee of review shall be determined by the vote of the majority of the members of the committee.
(7) For the purpose of exercising its functions under this section, a committee of review, and any member of a committee of review, may enter and inspect any premises or land that the committee of review considers necessary and may make such openings or take such reasonable samples as the committee of review or such member considers necessary, and any public officer acting on the directions of a committee of review, or a member of a committee of review, may remove anything in or about such premises or land that may obstruct the inspection by the committee of review or such member of the premises or land or any part thereof and may make such openings or take such reasonable samples as the committee of review or such member considers necessary, and for any of those purposes may enter such premises or land or any part thereof. (Amended, 72 of 1980, s. 17)
(8) A committee of review may confirm the decision of the Building Authority from which an appeal is made or in any of the cases specified in subsection (10) may-
(a) give such directions to the Building Authority as to the exercise of his powers under this Ordinance as may be necessary to give effect to its determination; and
(b) require the imposition by the Building Authority under section 17(2) of such conditions as it considers necessary.
(9) Subject to subsection (12)(d), it shall be the duty of the Building Authority to comply with directions given to him by a committee of review under subsection (8)(a) so far as the powers
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