Airports Company Act, 1993 (Act No. 44 of 1993)12H. Procedure for hearing of appeals |
| (1) | The Appeal Committee shall determine the procedure for the hearing of an appeal. |
| (2) | An appeal shall be heard at the time and place determined by the Appeal Committee. |
| (3) | The chairperson shall, at least 14 days before the hearing of an appeal, notify the company and any person who may be affected by the appeal, or who may have an interest in the outcome of the appeal, in writing, of the date, time and place of the appeal. |
| (4) | The chairperson may, for the purpose of hearing an appeal— |
| (a) | summon any person as a witness; |
| (b) | administer an oath or accept an affirmation from any person called as a witness at the hearing; and |
| (c) | call any person present at the hearing as a witness and interrogate him or her, and require him or her to produce any book, document or object in his or her possession or custody or under his or her control. |
| (5) | A summons for the attendance of a witness or for the production of any book, document or object before the Appeal Committee shall be signed by the chairperson and issued in a form determined by the Appeal Committee. |
| (6) | The appellant, as well as the respondent, may be represented by a legal practitioner at the hearing of an appeal. |
[Section 12H inserted by section 7 of the Airports Company Amendment Act, 2020 (No. 17 of 2020), GG44225, dated 4 March 2021]