1987 Ed.]
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(a) 3 persons appointed by the Chief Secretary from the members of the panel appointed under section 16A of whom one shall be qualified as a civil engineer, one shall be qualified as an electrical or electronic engineer and one shall be qualified as a mechanical or building services engineer; and
(b) a public officer appointed by the Chief Secretary.
(3) The chairman of an appeal board shall be elected by the members of the appeal board from the members appointed under subsection (2)(a) and the chairman shall determine the procedure of the board.
(4) A legal officer may be present at any proceedings of an appeal board to advise the chairman on any matter.
(5) A member of an appeal board, other than a member who is a public officer, shall be remunerated at such rate as the Financial Secretary may determine from time to time or in any particular case. (Replaced, 43 of 1987, s. 20)
16A. (1) The Governor shall, having regard to the requirements of section 16 relating to the membership of an appeal board, appoint a panel of persons (the "appeal board panel”) and each member of the appeal board panel shall be nominated for appointment by the President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and shall be a member of that Institution.
(2) The appeal board panel shall consist of not more than 15 members of whom-
(a) not more than 5 authorized persons who are qualified as civil engineers;
(b) not more than 5 who are qualified as electrical or electronic engineers; and
(c) not more than 5 who are qualified as mechanical or building services engineers.
(3) A public officer shall not be eligible for appointment as a member of the appeal board panel.
(4) Members of the appeal board panel shall be appointed for 3 years but shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(5) Members of the appeal board panel may resign at any time by notice in writing given to the Governor.
(Added, 43 of 1987, s. 20)
16B. An appeal board may for the purposes of proceedings before it-
(a) require any person to attend the proceedings as a witness, administer oaths and examine witnesses upon oath;
(b) order the production of relevant documents;
Appointment of appeal board panel.
Powers of appeal board.