Hong Kong Ordinances

CONSUMER GOODS SAFETY ORDINANCE - SECT 16

Proceedings before Appeal Board

(1) The chairman of the Appeal Board shall notify the appellant of the time
and place of its hearing of the appeal.

(2) The appellant may be represented by an agent or a barrister qualified to
practise as such or a solicitor qualified to act as such under the
Legal Practitioners Ordinance ( Cap 159) at a proceeding before the
Appeal Board.

(3) The Commissioner may be represented by an agent or a barrister qualified
to practise as such or a solicitor qualified to act as such under the
Legal Practitioners Ordinance ( Cap 159) or by a legal officer within the
meaning of the Legal Officers Ordinance ( Cap 87) at a proceeding before the
Appeal Board.

(4) The appellant and the Commissioner may adduce evidence and may
cross-examine the other's witnesses.

(5) The Appeal Board shall establish its procedure for hearing the appeal.
(Enacted 1994)