Section 5Administrative Appellate Tribunal

s. 5

5. Administrative Appellate Tribunal (1) The Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, establish an Administrative Appellate Tribunal for the purpose of this Act. [(2) The Administrative Appellate Tribunal shall consist of one Chairman and two other members who shall be appointed by the Government. (3) The Chairman shall be a person who is, or has been, or is qualified to be a Judge of the Supreme Court, and of the two other members, one shall be a person who is or has been an officer in the service of the Republic not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government and the other a person who is or has been a District Judge. (4) The Chairman or any other member of the Administrative Appellate Tribunal shall hold office on such terms and conditions as the Government may determine.]

1. 11. Sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) were substituted for the former sub-sections (2) and (3) by section 2 of the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXX of 1987)