Appointment of Tribunal

(1) Upon the making of an appeal under regulation 28, the Minister shall cause to be appointed a Tribunal to hear and determine all appeals made pursuant to the Act to the Tribunal. (2) A Tribunal for the purposes of the Act shall be constituted of– (a) a Magistrate appointed by the Chief Magistrate or Judge nominated by the Chief Justice, who shall be the Chairman of the (b) one member appointed by the Minister from among persons who have academic knowledge or training in environment, natural resource management or other related disciplines; (c) the Senator representing Private Sector– Provided that no serving member of the Department or member of the Committee or an individual involved or associated with the project in question shall be appointed as a member of the Tribunal. Environmental Protection 29