Section 8, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997 [S1Z-FW5]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 9 December 1997.
8. Appeal.—(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Director-General under this Act may, within one hundred and twenty days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to the Port Authority in such form and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed. (2) The appellate authority may, after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard, confirm, modify or set aside the order appealed against. (3) No appeal shall lie under this section against an order made with the consent of the parties.
Defined terms in this text (2)
Director-General: Section 2, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997 [S1ZFPH] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Director-General" means the Director-General of Shipping appointed under section 7
Director-General: 24 more definitions.
port: Section 2, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997 [S1ZFPH] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "port" includes any part of a river or channel in which any Act relating to ports is in force
port: 14 more definitions.
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Cited by (2)
Section 11, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997 [S1Z-FZ3], 9 December 1997, Band A. "section 8".
Section 2, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act (Amendment) Act, 2018 [S28-B4W], 4 January 2018, Band A. "section 8 of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997 (31 of 1997)".
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