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(1) There is hereby established an Appeals Tribunal consisting of

(a) an eminent biological scientist as the chairperson,

(b) one legal practitioner of not less than ten years standing with professional qualifications in biotechnology or biosafety matters; and

(c) three other members, who have qualifications in biotechnology and biosafety management at least one of whom is a woman.

(2) The members of the Appeals Tribunal shall be appointed by the Minister and the appointments shall be published in the Gazette.

(3) A member of the Board shall not be appointed a member of the Appeals Tribunal years.

(4) The members of the Appeals Tribunal shall hold office for three

(5) A person who is aggrieved by

(a) a refusal to grant an approval under this Act, or

(b) the conditions of approval under this Act, or

(c) the revocation, suspension or revision of an approval under this Act, or

(d) a refusal to treat an application as confidential may appeal, within thirty days of the decision of the Board, to the Appeals Tribunal in the prescribed manner.

(6) A person aggrieved by a decision of the Appeals Tribunal may, within thirty days of the decision, appeal against the decision to the High Court.