Provisions as to decisions of Tribunals

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, a decision of a Tribunal shall be the decision of the majority of persons serving on that Tribunal. (2) In the event of the members of the Tribunal being each of a different opinion, the opinion of the Chairperson of the Tribunal shall be the decision of the Tribunal. (3) All questions of law or practice or usage having the force of law shall be decided solely by the Chairperson of the Tribunal whose ruling as to whether any question is a question of law or practice or usage having the force of law shall be binding on the Tribunal and the parties to the application. (4) Every decision of a Tribunal with respect to the determination of an application shall be announced by the Chairperson of the sitting of the Tribunal at which the decision is reached, and shall be- (a) reduced into writing with the reasons therefor stated; (b) signified under the hand of the Chairperson; and (c) enforceable as if it were a decision given by the district court of the judicial district within which the Tribunal has jurisdiction. (5) On the determination of an application, the Chairperson of the Tribunal which heard the application may award such costs not in excess of the costs set forth in the tables in the Schedule to the Inferior Courts Act, Cap. 94 as he thinks fit. (6) Any costs awarded on the determination of an application shall be apportioned by the Chairperson of the Tribunal in like manner as costs set forth in the tables in the Schedule to the Inferior Courts Act, Cap. 94 are apportioned and shall be recoverable as if they were an award of the district court of the judicial district within which the Tribunal has