Proceedings before Board

(1) At sittings of the Board, the decision of the majority of the members shall prevail. (2) Where no majority decision is reached, the decision of the Chairperson shall prevail. (3) The Board shall for the purposes of this Act follow mutatis mutandis the procedure of the district court in civil matters and, subject, to the provisions of this Act, shall have all the powers and authority of the said court. (4) No member of the Board shall be liable to any action for any matter or thing done by him in the exercise of his duties as such. (5) An appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court from any decision of the Board and the procedure in respect of any such appeal shall be such as is laid down in Part IX of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, Cap. 91. (6) The Board shall determine the fees to be paid by parties in proceedings taken before the Board and on appeal from decisions of the Board, and the fees when determined shall be published in the Gazette. (7) The proceedings of the Board shall be open to the public, and minutes of the same, including a summary of any oral evidence given before the Board, shall be kept by the Chairperson. 11 (8) Any interested party may be represented before the Board by an attorney-at-law. (9) The proceedings of the Board shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings. (10 Subject to this section, the Board may, with the approval of the Minister, make rules, (a) prescribing the manner in which applications shall be made to the Board under this Act and the fees to be paid by any applicant in connection therewith, Provided that all such fees shall be subject to the approval of the National Assembly; (b) regulating the procedure of the Board in all proceedings before it.