PART X
MISCELLANEOUS
Appeals
33.—(1) Any person who is dissatisfied with any decision of the Director-General under section 7, 13 or 14 may appeal to the Minister in writing within 30 days of the communication to him of the decision of the Director-General.
(2) Upon receipt of any appeal, the Minister shall appoint one or more persons to hear representations made by the appellant and the Director-General and, if such persons think fit, to inspect the premises or irradiating apparatus and to report to the Minister, who shall thereupon determine the appeal as soon as practicable.
(3) In the exercise of his power to determine an appeal, the Minister may—
- (a) dismiss such appeal;
- (b) require the Director-General to issue a licence;
- (c) quash any suspension or cancellation of a licence, or substitute a suspension of a licence for cancellation or vice versa; or
- (d) vary or revoke any decision of the Director-General, or substitute any decision for a decision made by the Director-General.
(4) The decision of the Minister under this section shall be final.
Protection of persons acting under Act
34. No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie personally against any authorised officer, any person acting under his direction and any other person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in the execution or purported execution of this Act.
Public servants
35. All authorised officers shall be deemed to be public servants for the purposes of the Penal Code (Cap. 224).
