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Education

[1985 Ed.

Right of appeal to Appeals Board.

Procedure on appeal.

(d) the withdrawal by the Director under section 37 of the

approval of any supervisor of the school;

(e) a refusal by the Director under section 51 to issue a permit to teach for the employment of any person as a permitted teacher in the school;

(f) the cancellation by the Director under section 52(1) of the permit to teach of any permitted teacher who is employed to teach in the school;

(g) a refusal by the Director under section 54 to approve any

teacher as the principal of the school; or

(h) the withdrawal under section 56 of the approval of any

principal of the school.

61. (1) A person on whom a notice is served under section 60(1) may, within 21 days after the service of the notice, appeal to the Appeals Board against the decision of the Director referred to in the notice, by delivering in duplicate to the secretary of the Appeals Board a notice of appeal in accordance with subsection (2).

(2) Every notice of appeal shall be in writing and shall specify-

(a) the decision of the Director in respect of which the appeal

is brought; and

(b) the grounds on which the appeal is brought.

62. (1) On receiving a notice of appeal in accordance with section 61, the secretary of the Appeals Board shall-

(a) forthwith forward one copy of the notice of appeal to the

Director;

(b) fix a time and place for the hearing of the appeal by the

Appeals Board; and

(c) give the appellant and the Director not less than 14 days' notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing of the appeal.

(2) On receiving a copy of a notice of appeal under subsection (1), the Director shall forthwith forward to the secretary of the Appeals Board a copy of the notice which has been served on the appellant under section 60(1).

(3) At the hearing of an appeal, the appellant or his authorized representative, and the Director or any person appointed by him for such purpose, shall be entitled to be present and to be heard on the appeal.

(4) The hearing of an appeal may at the discretion of the Appeals Board be open to the public or in camera, or partly open to the public and partly in camera.