Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)18. Appeals |
| 1) | Any person who feels aggrieved by a decision of the national executive officer, an assignee, a provincial executive officer or an authorised person may appeal against that decision to the Minister or the MEC of the province in question, as the case may be. |
| 2) | An appeal referred to in subsection (1) must be lodged in the prescribed manner within the prescribed period, and the prescribed fee must be paid. |
| 3) |
| a) | The Minister or MEC, as the case may be, may designate one or more independent senior officers to investigate and report on the grounds of appeal. |
| b) | The national executive officer, assignee, provincial executive officer or authorised person who made the decision and the appellant may appear or be requested to appear at an investigation referred to in paragraph (a), in order to be heard or to be questioned, and are entitled to legal representation. |
| 4) |
| a) | The Minister or MEC, as the case maybe, may after considering the report and other documents relating to the appeal, confirm, set aside or amend the decision or issue such order in connection therewith as may be fit. |
| b) | If the Minister or MEC, as the case may be, sets aside a decision which is the subject of an appeal or amends it in favour of an appellant, the fee referred to in subsection (2) must be refunded to the appellant concerned. |