district from any decision of a licensing authority or the Minister,
as the case may be, in issuing or refusing to issue a license, or in
attaching or refusing to attach any condition thereto, or in cancelling
or suspending any license, or in withholding consent to any transfer
or transmission of a motor-omnibus.
(2.) The foregoing clause is without prejudice to the rights of
appeal otherwise conferred by these regulations.

14. TRANSPORT APPEAL BOARD.

(1.) There shall be for each district a Transport Appeal Board
constituted as follows:
(a.) One member to be appointed by the Governor-General as
Chairman of the Board;
(b.) One member to be appointed by the Governor-General as
representing the Government;
(c.) One member representing and appointed by any local authority which has established a motor-omnibus service for the
conveyance of passengers or the promoters of the tramway in
the district, being a local authority within the meaning of
the Tramways Act, 1908: Provided that where there are
promoters of a tramway other than such local authority in
any district a representative appointed by such promoters
shall take the place of the representative mentioned in this
paragraph when the Board is dealing with applications
which affect only such promoters' tramways: Provided,
further, that, if in any district there shall be more than
one local authority or promoters of more than one tramway
entitled to appoint a member under this paragraph, the
Minister shall decide which local authority or which promoters, as the case may require, shall exercise the power of
appointment hereby conferred, and upon the making of such
decision any appointment theretofore made shall lapse;
(d.) One member representing the local authorities within the
district not otherwise represented; and
(e.) One member representing the owners of motor-omnibuses
within the district, exclusive of public owners.
The last-mentioned two members shall be appointed by the Governor-General from time to time after consulting such persons as he shall
think fit, and for such period as he may decide, and may in like manner
and at any time be removed:
Provided that where the licensing authority has not established
a tramway or omnibus service the representative of the local authorities shall be nominated by the licensing authority or authorities.
Failure of the licensing authority or authorities to nominate the representative shall not invalidate the appointment.

(2.) The Clerk of a Magistrate's Court in the district, to be
appointed by name or designation by the Governor-General, shall be
the Clerk to the Board.

(3.) The members of the Board referred to in paragraphs (a) and
(b) of clause (1) of this regulation shall hold office for a period of three
years from the date of their appointment, and shall be eligible for
reappointment. The member of the Board referred to in paragraph
(c) of clause (1) of this regulation shall hold office for so long as the
local authority or promoters appointing him shall think fit and may
at any time be removed.

(4.) If any member—
(a.) Dies, resigns, is an undischarged bankrupt, or is convicted of
any offence punishable by imprisonment (unless he has
received a free pardon or has served his sentence or otherwise suffered the penalty imposed upon him), or is of
unsound mind, or is an alien; or
(b.) Is proved to be guilty of inciting any one to commit any
breach of an industrial agreement or award or of the
provisions of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration
Act, 1925; or
(c.) Is absent without the leave of the Board from three consecutive
meetings of the Board,—
his office shall in such case become vacant, and the vacancy thereby
caused shall be deemed to be a casual vacancy.

(5.) Every casual vacancy shall be filled by the same appointing
authority, and as far as practicable in the same manner and subject
to the same provisions as in the case of the vacating member.

(6.) The presence of the Chairman and of at least two of the other
members of the Board shall be necessary to constitute a quorum at
every meeting of the Board.