Advertising on Roads and Ribbon Development Act, 1940 (Act No. 21 of 1940)13. Appeals |
| (1) | When a person has applied to a controlling authority for any permission, authorization, approval or consent mentioned in section 9, 9A, 10 or 11 and the controlling authority has refused the application or has granted a qualified or conditional permission, authority, approval or consent, or when a controlling authority has withdrawn any such authorization under section 10(2), the applicant or any person affected by the withdrawal may appeal to the Minister, who may, in his discretion, dismiss the appeal or allow the appeal wholly or in part, and grant the application or vary the permission, authorization, approval or consent granted by the controlling authority or vary, suspend or cancel the withdrawal and generally act in relation to any matter to which the appeal relates, as the controlling authority could have acted, and any such action taken by the Minister shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the action of the controlling authority. |
[Section 13(1) substituted by section 3 of Act No. 6 of 1976]
| (2) | When the Minister has allowed such an appeal, whether wholly or in part, the Minister may, in his discretion, direct that any fees of office which the appellant may have paid, or such part thereof as the Minister may determine, shall be refunded to the appellant. |