Appeals
33.—(1) Where a police officer, or a person claiming an award in respect of such a police officer, is aggrieved by the refusal of the Board to admit a claim to receive as of right an award or a larger award than that granted, or by a decision of the Board as to whether a refusal to accept medical treatment is reasonable for the purposes of regulation 6(3), or by the forfeiture under regulation 38 by the Board of any award granted to or in respect of such a member, he may, subject to regulation 34, appeal to the Secretary of State.
(2) The Secretary of State, on receiving such notice of appeal, shall appoint an appeal tribunal (in paragraphs (3) to (8) referred to as the tribunal), consisting of three persons, including a barrister or solicitor of not less than seven years’ standing and a retired police officer or retired member of a police force in Great Britain who, before he retired, held a rank not lower than that of superintendent.
(3) The time and place for the hearing, or any postponed or adjourned hearing, of the appeal shall be determined by the tribunal, which shall give reasonable notice thereof to the appellant and to the Board (in paragraphs (4) and (7) referred to as the parties).
(4) Either party may be represented before the tribunal by counsel, by a solicitor or by such other person as appears to him appropriate, adduce evidence and cross-examine witnesses.
(5) The rules of evidence applicable in the case of an appeal to a county court under Article 28 of the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980(1) shall apply in the case of an appeal under this regulation.
(6) Subject to the preceding provisions of this regulation, the tribunal shall determine its own procedure.
(7) The tribunal, after enquiring into the case and arriving at a decision thereon, may make such order in the matter as appears to it just, which order shall state the reasons for the decision; and each of the parties shall be entitled to a copy of any such order.
(8) An appeal shall lie on a point of law from any decision of a tribunal under this regulation to the High Court in accordance with rules of court.