Hong Kong Ordinances

ACCREDITATION OF ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ORDINANCE - SECT 12

Members of Appeal Board

(1) For the purposes of an appeal, the Appeal Board shall consist of—

   (a)  the Chairman or a Deputy Chairman, as determined by the Chairman, who
        shall preside at meetings and hearings held for the appeal
        (“presiding officer”); and

   (b)  not less than 2 and not more than 6 panel members selected by the
        presiding officer.

(2) If the presiding officer who is a Deputy Chairman or a panel member
selected under subsection (1)(b), due to absence from Hong Kong or for any
other reason, is unable to act as presiding officer or a member of the Appeal
Board for the purposes of the relevant appeal for any period, the Chairman
may, as the case may be—

   (a)  act in the place of the presiding officer for that period or select
        another Deputy Chairman to act in the place of the presiding officer
        for that period; or

   (b)  select another panel member to act in the place of such member of the
        Appeal Board for that period.

(3) If the term of appointment of the presiding officer or of a panel member
selected under subsection (1)(b) expires before the Appeal Board makes a
decision under section 14(2)(a) for the relevant appeal, the presiding officer
or panel member may continue to act as presiding officer or a member of the
Appeal Board for the purposes of that appeal until such a decision is made.