(1) The Minister shall designate a public officer as a Secretary of the Appeal Tribunal to assist the Appeal Tribunal in carrying out its function under this Act. 

 

(2) The Minister may designate such number of other public officers as the Minister thinks fit to assist the Secretary in carrying out his function under subsection (1).

 

(3) For the purpose of this Act, the Secretary and the officers designated under subsection (2) shall be deemed to be officers of the Appeal Tribunal.