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Public Service Appellate Tribunal (Terms & Conditions of
Appointment of Members) Regulations
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CHAPTER 27:01
PUBLIC SERVICE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
3. Establishment of the Public Service Appellate Tribunal.
4. Terms and conditions of appointment of the members of the
Tribunal.
5. Headquarters of the Tribunal.
6. Registrar and other staff of the Tribunal.
7. Oath of office by members and registrar.
8. Administration of oaths by members or registrar.
9. Appeals to the Tribunal.
10. Parties to the appeal.
11. Notice of appeal to the respondent.
12. Hearing of appeal.
13. Absence of parties at hearing.
14. Admission of evidence by the bench of the Tribunal.
15. Power of the bench of the Tribunal to summon and examine
witnesses.
16. Duty of witnesses summoned.
17. Penalty for contumacy or insult, interruption of proceedings, etc.
18. Power of the bench of the Tribunal to call for the record of the
proceedings relating to the decision appealed from.
19. Procedure of the Tribunal.
20. Order of the bench of the Tribunal.
21. Appeals by certain organisations.
22. Interlocutory orders.
23. Form and manner of service of notices.
24. Exemptions.
25. Power to amend the Schedule.
26. Power to make regulations.
SCHEDULE - Appealable Matters
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CHAPTER 27:01
PUBLIC SERVICE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
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17 of 1984 An Act for the establishment of a Public Service Appellate
Tribunal and for matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto.
[14TH NOVEMBER, 1984
PART III 15TH JULY, 1985]
Short title.
Interpretation.
1. This Act may be cited as the Public Service
Appellate Tribunal Act.
2. In this Act—
“appointment by promotion”, in relation to any public officer,
includes appointment by way of secondment, transfer
or otherwise, of that officer either substantively to, or
to act in, any office higher than the office or post that
officer was holding substantively immediately before
such appointment;
“article” means an article of the Constitution;
“the bench of the Tribunal”, in relation to any appeal, or
interlocutory proceedings in that appeal, means a
bench of the Tribunal constituted as provided in
section 12(l) and having jurisdiction to hear that
appeal;
“chairman” means the chairman of the Tribunal;
“member” means a member of the Tribunal and includes the
chairman;
“Minister” means the Minister charged with responsibility for
administrative matters relating to the Tribunal or, if
there is no such Minister, the Minister charged with
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Establishment
of the Public
Service
Appellate
Tribunal.
responsibility for public service personnel
administration;
“public office” means an office of emolument in the public
service, other than an office within the jurisdiction of
the Judicial Service Commission or the Teaching
Service Commission or the Office of the
Commissioner of Police or any other office in the
Police Force;
“public officer” means the holder of any public office and
includes any person appointed to act in any such
office;
“registrar” means registrar of the Tribunal;
“Service Commission” means the Public Service Commission;
“Tribunal” means the Public Service Appellate Tribunal
established by section 3 and includes a bench of the
Tribunal.
3. (1) There is hereby established a tribunal to be
known as the Public Service Appellate Tribunal consisting of
a chairman having the qualifications, and appointed in the
manner, specified by article 215A(2) of the Constitution and–
(a) a member to be appointed by the
President by instrument in writing
from among persons appearing to
him to be qualified as having had
experience of, and shown capacity in,
matters relating to administration,
personnel management or public
affairs;
(b) one person to represent each of such
organisations (being organisations as
appear to the President to represent
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Terms and
conditions of
appointment of
the members of
the Tribunal.
Headquarters
of the
Tribunal.
Registrar and
other staff of
public officers or classes or sections of
public officers) as may be specified by
the President by notification in the
Gazette for the purposes of this
subsection, to be appointed by the
President by instrument in writing on
the nomination of the organisation to
represent which the member is
appointed to represent.
(2) The names of the members of the Tribunal as
first constituted and every change in the membership thereof
shall be published in the Gazette.
4. (1) Subject to the provisions of article 215A (8) of
the Constitution, the office of a member shall become vacant
at the expiration of three years from the date of his
appointment or at such earlier time as may be specified by the
instrument by which he was appointed.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall be
without prejudice to the power of the President to revoke the
appointment of a member of the Tribunal appointed under
section 3(l) (b) on a request being made for such revocation to
the President by the organisation which he was appointed to
represent.
(3) The other terms and conditions of the
appointment of the members of the Tribunal shall be such as
may be prescribed by the Minister by regulations.
5. The headquarters of the Tribunal shall be at
Georgetown:
Provided that the Tribunal may hold its sittings at any
other place in Guyana.
6. (1) There shall be a registrar of the Tribunal.

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the Tribunal.
Oath of office
and members
or registrar.
Administration
of oaths by
members or
registrar.
Appeals to the
Tribunal.
(2) The registrar shall be the chief executive officer
of the Tribunal.
(3) The Minister shall provide the Tribunal with
such other staff as it may require for the exercise of its
functions.
7. Every member and the registrar shall before
entering on the duties of his office take before the President
an oath of office in such form as may be prescribed by the
Minister by regulations.
8. Every member and the registrar shall have power
to administer oaths and take affidavits, and to take solemn
affirmations or declarations in lieu of oaths.
9. (1) Subject to, and save as otherwise provided in,
the other sections of this Act, an appeal shall lie to the
Tribunal from any decision of the Service Commission in
respect of any matter mentioned in the Schedule, in the form
in which the Schedule is in force on the date of the decision.
(2) An appeal under subsection (1) may be brought
to the Tribunal by any person aggrieved by any decision
referred to therein within a period of ninety days computed
from—
(a) the date of the receipt of the decision
by him; or
(b) the date on which he otherwise came
to know of the decision,
whichever date is earlier:
Provided that the bench of the Tribunal may entertain an
appeal after the expiry of the aforesaid period of ninety days
if it is satisfied that there was reasonable cause for the delay.
(3) No appeal shall lie from any decision referred
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Parties to the
appeal.
Notice of
appeal to the
respondent.
to in subsection (1) made before the commencement of this
Act.
(4) Every appeal shall be in such form and
accompanied by such documents and by such fees, as may be
prescribed by the Minister by regulations.
10. (1) All persons likely to be directly affected by the
outcome of the appeal shall be made parties to the appeal by
the appellant:
Provided that no person shall without his consent be
made a party to the appeal as appellant.
(2) The bench of the Tribunal may, at any stage of
the proceedings in an appeal, either upon or without the
application of any party, and on such terms as appear to the
bench to be just, order that the name of any party improperly
joined be struck out and that the name of any party who
ought to have been joined or whose presence before the bench
may be necessary in order to enable the bench effectually and
completely to adjudicate upon and settle all questions
involved in the appeal, be added.
11. (1) Every appeal shall, as soon as may be
practicable after it is brought, be placed by the registrar before
a bench of the Tribunal constituted as provided in section 12
(1) for preliminary hearing and notice of the date of such
hearing shall be issued to the appellant.
(2) If the bench of the Tribunal after hearing the
appellant is satisfied that—
(a) the appeal is brought within the
period specified in section 9 (2) or, if
the appeal is brought after the expiry
of that period, there was reasonable
cause for the delay;

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Hearing of
appeal.
(b) the appellant has complied with the
provisions of section 9(3) relating to
form of the appeal, production of
documents and payments of fees, if
any; and
(c) the appeal is not frivolous or
vexatious,
it may order that notice be issued to the respondent or, if
there are more respondents than one, to all the respondents,
to show cause why the appeal should not be allowed, and in
other cases it shall dismiss the appeal:
Provided that in a case where the bench of the Tribunal is
satisfied of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c),
but is of the opinion that the appellant has not complied with
the provisions of section 9(3) relating to form of the appeal,
production of documents and payment of fees in bringing the
appeal, the bench of the Tribunal may if it considers the same
to be necessary in the interests of justice, allow the appellant
reasonable time to comply with the provisions of section 9(3)
and shall dismiss the appeal under this subsection only if the
appellant fails or refuses to cure the defect within the time so
allowed.
12. (1) Every appeal shall be heard by a bench of the
Tribunal consisting of–
(a) the chairman;
(b) the member referred to in section 3(1)
(a);
(c) from among the members referred to
in section 3(1)(b), the member
nominated by that organisation which
has been authorised by the appellant
to represent him in matters relating to
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Absence of
parties at
hearing.
his employment or, if there is no such
member, one of the aforesaid
members to be nominated by the
chairman.
(2) Notice of every hearing of the appeal, other
than a hearing under section 11, and of the date on which the
decision of the bench of the Tribunal is to be announced shall
be given to all the parties to the appeal.
(3) A party to the appeal may, unless directed by
the bench of the Tribunal for reasons to be recorded in writing
to appear personally, appear either personally or through any
other person, duly authorised by him in that behalf, or an
attorney-at-law.
(4) The Service Commission may, if it so desires, be
represented at the hearing by the bench of the Tribunal, of
any appeal from a decision by it or any interlocutory
proceedings in the appeal, by the Secretary of the Service
Commission or an attorney-at-law, and the Secretary of the
Service Commission or the attorney-at-law representing the
Service Commission shall be entitled to be heard by the bench
while hearing the appeal or the interlocutory proceedings in
the appeal, as the case may be.
(5) The bench of the Tribunal may, if it appears to
be expedient in the interests of justice, postpone or adjourn
the hearing of an appeal or application or other proceedings
for such time, and to such place, and upon such terms, if any,
as it may think fit.
13. (1) If any of the parties to the appeal fails to
appear when the appeal is called on for hearing by the bench
of the Tribunal, the bench may proceed to hear the appeal in
the absence of that party.
(2) Where an appeal has been heard by the bench
of the Tribunal under subsection (1) in the absence of any
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Admission of
evidence by
bench of the
Tribunal.
Power of the
bench of the
Tribunal to
summon and
examine
witnesses.

Duty of
witnesses
summoned.
party and any order has been made therein adverse to the
party so absent, that party may apply, within such time as
may be prescribed by the Minister by regulations, to the
Tribunal to set aside the order and to re-hear the appeal and,
the bench of the Tribunal may, if it thinks fit, and on such
terms as to costs or otherwise as it may deem just, direct the
appeal to be re-heard.
(3) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) shall
apply mutatis mutandis to the hearing of an application by the
bench of the Tribunal.
14. (1) The bench of the Tribunal may, if it appears to
the bench to be necessary for the determination of any matter
in dispute in any appeal before it, allow the production of
evidence or fresh evidence.
(2) The bench of the Tribunal may accept
evidence by affidavit or otherwise.
15. (1) The bench of the Tribunal shall have the power
of a Judge of the High Court to summon witnesses, and to call
for the production of books, plans and other documents, and
to examine witnesses and parties concerned on oath.
(2) A summons for the attendance of a witness or
other person, or the production of documents, shall be in such
form as may be prescribed by the Minister by regulations,
shall be signed by the registrar and shall be served in the
same manner as a notice.
16. Every person summoned to attend and give
evidence, or to produce books, plans or other documents at
any sitting of the bench of the Tribunal, shall be bound to
obey the summons served upon him as fully in all respects as
a witness is bound to obey a subpoena issued from the High
Court, and shall be entitled to like expenses as if he had been
summoned to attend the High Court on a civil trial and such
expenses shall be paid by the party summoning the witness.
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Penalty for
contumacy or
insult
interruption of
proceedings, etc.
[6 of 1997]
Power of the
bench of the
Tribunal to call
for the record of
the proceedings
relating to the
decision
appealed from.
17. (1) Every person, referred to in section 16,
refusing or omitting, without sufficient cause, to attend at the
time and place mentioned in the summons served on him,
and every such person attending but leaving a sitting of the
bench of the Tribunal without the permission of the members
of the bench or refusing without sufficient cause to answer, or
answer fully and satisfactorily to the best of his knowledge
and belief, all questions put to him by or with the concurrence
of the bench or refusing or omitting without sufficient cause
to produce any books, plans or other documents in his
possession or under his control and mentioned or referred to
in the summons served on him, and every person who shall,
at any sitting of any bench of the Tribunal, wilfully insult any
member or the registrar or wilfully interrupt the proceedings
of the bench, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine
of twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars and to
imprisonment for six months.
(2) Any witness who shall wilfully give false
evidence in any proceedings before any bench of the Tribunal
concerning the subject matter of the proceedings shall be
guilty of perjury and shall be liable to be prosecuted and
punished accordingly.
18. (1) The bench of the Tribunal may, if it appears to
the bench to be necessary for the determination of any matter
in dispute in any appeal before it, direct the Service
Commission to produce the record of the proceedings of, or
before, the Service Commission relating to the decision
appealed from.
(2) A direction under subsection (1) shall be
addressed to the Secretary of the Service Commission, and
sections 16 and 17 shall apply to, and in relation to, any such
direction as if it were a summons issued under section 15 to
the Secretary and each of the members of the Service
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Order of the
bench of the
Tribunal.
19. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the
Minister may make regulations to prescribe the procedure of
the Tribunal.
(2) No appeal shall be deemed to be validly
decided by the Tribunal unless it is decided by a bench of the
Tribunal constituted in the manner provided in section 12(l).
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the
regulations made by the Minister, the Tribunal may regulate
its own procedure and the chairman may, after consultation
with the other members, make rules for that purpose.
20. (1) The bench of the Tribunal shall announce its
decision on any matter heard by it as soon as may be
practicable after the hearing.
(2) Where all the members of the bench of the
Tribunal agree on the decision on any matter before it, that
decision shall be the decision of the bench, but where all the
members of the bench do not agree on the decision, the
decision of the majority of the members of the bench shall be
the decision of the bench.
(3) The decision of the bench of the Tribunal shall
be in writing and signed by the members of the bench who
agree to the decision, and shall state the reasons for the
decision:
Provided that a member of the bench who does not agree
with the decision of the bench may record and sign his
dissent giving the reasons therefor and it shall be annexed to
the decision.
(4) A party to the appeal shall, on application
made therefor by him and payment of such fees, if any, as
may be prescribed by the Minister by regulations, be
provided with a copy of the decision of the bench of the
Tribunal on that appeal or any proceedings in that appeal.
Tribunal.
Procedure of the
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Appeals by
certain
organisations.
Interlocutory
orders.
(5) The decision of the bench of the Tribunal on
any appeal brought to it and on any application or other
interlocutory proceedings in the appeal shall be final.
21. (1) Where any organisation representing public
officers or any class or section of public officers is of the view
that a decision of the Service Commission involves a principle
and the decision is wrong, it may bring an appeal to the
Tribunal within a period of ninety days computed from the
date on which the secretary of the organisation came to know
of the decision:
Provided that the bench of the Tribunal may entertain an
appeal after the expiry of the aforesaid period of ninety days
if it is satisfied that there was reasonable cause for the delay.
(2) The decision of the Tribunal on the principle
involved in the decision of the Service Commission shall be
binding on the Service Commission in regard to any matter
that may arise for the consideration of the Service
Commission after the date of the decision of the Tribunal, but
the decision of the Tribunal on the principle shall not affect
anything done by the Service Commission before the
aforesaid date.
(3) It shall not be necessary for the organisation
bringing an appeal under subsection (1) to make any public
officer a party to it or for the Tribunal to hear any public
officer.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this section and
save as otherwise provided in any other provision of this Act,
the other sections of this Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to,
and in relation to, any appeal brought by any organisation
under subsection (1).
22. (1) Where an appeal, not being an appeal brought
under section 21 (1), has been brought to the Tribunal, the
bench of the Tribunal may, on application made to it by the
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Form and
manner of
service of
notices.
Exemptions.
appellant and on being satisfied that the interests of justice so
require—
(a) stay the operation of the decision
appealed from; or
(b) make such other order as it considers
appropriate in respect of the
operation or enforcement of the order
appealed from,
on such conditions, if any, as it deems fit.
(2) An order under subsection (1) shall ordinarily
be made after notice of the application for the order to the
respondent or, if there are more respondents than one, to all
the respondents, but if the bench of the Tribunal is satisfied
that the delay likely to be caused by the time taken for the
service of the notice on the respondent or the respondents
may defeat the interests of justice, it may make any order
referred to in subsection (1) without the issue of any such
notice and thereafter issue notice of the application to the
respondent or the respondents:
Provided that a respondent may, on receipt of the notice
or otherwise, appear and show cause against the order so
made and after hearing the parties to the appeal the bench of
the Tribunal may confirm, modify or cancel the order.
23. Notices under this Act shall be in such form, and
shall be served in such manner, as may be prescribed by the
Minister by regulations.
24. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other
provision of this Act, no appeal shall lie to the Tribunal from
any decision of the Service Commission mentioned in the
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Power to
amend the
Schedule.
Power to make
regulations.
25. The Minister may by order, subject to negative
resolution of the National Assembly, amend the Schedule by
including therein any matter in respect of which the Service
Commission is empowered to make a decision.
26. (1) The Minister may make regulations for
carrying into effect the purposes of this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of
subsection (1), such regulations may in particular provide for
all or any of the following matters–
(a) the terms and conditions of the
appointment of the members of the
Tribunal;
(b) the form of the oath of office to be
taken by the members and the
registrar;
(c) the form of an appeal to the Tribunal
and the documents and the fees that
shall accompany the appeal;
(d) the forms of applications under this
Act; and the time within which an
application under section 13 for the
re-hearing of an appeal or application
shall be made;
(e) the form of summons for the
attendance of a witness or other
person or the production of
documents;
(f) the procedure of the Tribunal,
including the manner of the hearing
of an appeal or application by the
bench of the Tribunal, the mode of the

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holding, or acting in, any public office.
2. Exercise of disciplinary control over any person
public office.
1. Appointment by promotion of any person to a
Appealable Matters
SCHEDULE
this Act.
Minister by regulations made under
be, or may be, prescribed by the
(j) any other matter that is required to
(i) the functions of the registrar;
notices under this Act;
(h) the form and manner of service, of
Tribunal;
of a decision of the bench of the
(g) the fees payable for obtaining a copy
Tribunal;
of the decisions of the bench of the
Tribunal, and the recording and proof
proceedings before the bench of the
proof and admissibility of evidence in
s. 9(1)
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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
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Reg. 5/1987 PUBLIC SERVICE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
(TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS)
REGULATIONS
made under section 34
Citation. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service
Appellate Tribunal (Terms and Conditions of Appointment of
Members) Regulations.
Terms and
conditions of
appointment of
members.
[11/1991]
2. (1) (a) The Chairman shall be paid the salary and
allowances of a Justice of Appeal:
Provided that where any person appointed as
Chairman is in receipt of any remuneration (not being a
pension) from the Consolidated Fund or from moneys of a
local democratic organ, his salary and allowances as
Chairman shall be modified in such a manner so that the
aggregate of such salary and allowances and the amount of
such remuneration for any month shall not exceed the
aggregate of the salary and allowances of –
(i) if before appointment as chairman he held the
office of Chancellor or Chief Justice, the Chancellor or Chief
Justice, as the case may be;
(ii) in any other case, a Justice of Appeal.
(2) The terms and conditions of appointment of a
member appointed under section 11(1)(a) of the Act,
including salary and allowances, shall be the same as those of
Public Service Appellate Tribunal (Terms and Conditions
of Appointment of Members) Regulations
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the Chairman of the Public Service Commission:
Provided that where any person appointed as such
member is in receipt of a pension or any other remuneration
from the Consolidated Fund or from moneys of a Local
Democratic Organ his salary and allowances as such member
shall be modified in such a manner so that the aggregate of
such salary and allowances and such amount of pension and
remuneration for any month shall not exceed the aggregate of
the salary and allowances of the Chairman of the Public
Service Commission.
(3) The member appointed under section 11(1)(b) of the
Act shall be paid an allowance of two hundred dollars for
each day’s attendance in respect of each sitting of the tribunal,
a telephone allowance of fifty dollars per month and the
actual expenses incurred in travelling for attending to the
business of the Tribunal:
Provided that the total allowance paid to such member
for attendance in any month in respect of sittings of the
Tribunal, shall not be less than one thousand dollars.
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Reg. 6/1987 PUBLIC SERVICE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
REGULATIONS
made under section 34
Citation.
PART I
PERLIMINARY
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public
Public Service Ap ellate Tribunal (Terms and Conditions of
Appointment of Members) Regulations
Public Service Appellate Tribunal Regulations
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Interpretation.

Form of Oath.
Form 1
Form 2
Appeals by
certain
organisations.
Form 4
Form of
application to
have name
struck out or
added to an
appeal, etc.
Form 5
Form 6
Form 7
Service Appellate Tribunal Regulations.
2. In these Regulations—
(a) "form" means a form in the First Schedule;
(b) "section" means a section of the Act.

3. The oath required by section 15 to be taken
by every member and by the registrar shall be in the
form set out in Forms 1 and 2 respectively.

4. . (1) Every notice of appeal shall state the
relevant facts briefly and state the grounds on which
the decision, appealed against, is being questioned and
shall be signed by the appellant or an attorney-at-law
duly authorised by the appellant.
(2) The appeal shall be supported by an
affidavit stating the facts of the case and copies of
documents the appellant proposes to rely upon.
(3) Notice of appeal except an appeal under
section 29 shall be in Form 3.

5. Notice of appeal under section 29 shall be in
Form 4.

6. Application to h a v e t h e name of any party
to an appeal struck out from or added to, an appeal
under section 18(2) shall be in Form 5, notice to a party
of application made to have his name struck out from,
or added to, an appeal shall be in form 6 and notice
to a party whose name has been struck out from or
added to an appeal shall be in Form 7.

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Form of notices to
appellant and
respondent with
respect to a
preliminary
hearing.
Form 8
Form 9
Form of
application for
Setting aside
order and for re-
hearing.
Form 10
Form of
application and
notice for an
interlocutory
order.
Form 11
Form 12
Notices of
hearing, date
of decision.
Form 13
Form 14
Service of notice.
7. (1) Notice to the appellant under section 19(1)
shall be in Form 8.

(2) Notice to the respondent under section
19(2) shall be in Form 9.

8. A party may apply for the setting aside of an
order and a re-hearing under section 21 in Form 10
within twenty-eight days, in the case of an appeal and
within fourteen days in the case of an application, of the
date of the order of the bench of the Tribunal.

9. (1) An application for an interlocutory order
under section 30(1) shall be in Form 11.
(2) A notice to the respondent of an
application under section 30(2) for interlocutory order
shall be in Form 12.

10. The Registrar shall issue to all the parties to
an appeal –
(a) notice in Form 13 of every hearing of the
appeal except a preliminary hearing;
(b) notice in Form 14 specifying the date on which the decision appealed from will be announced.
11. (1) The manner of service of a notice
under the Act shall be by registered post addressed to the place of abode or place of employment of a party to the appeal or personally on him or his attorney-at-law.
(2) Where the bench of the Tribunal is
satisfied that the place of abode or place of employment of a party to the appeal is not known, it may direct that service of a notice under the Act
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Form of summons
to witness.
Form 15



Fees.
Second
Schedule
Procedure.


Witnesses to take
oath.

Duties of
Registrar.
shall be effected by substituted service, and, if it so directs, the provisions of Order 8 of the rules of the High Court shall mutatis mutandis apply to such service.

12. A summons under section 23 for the
attendance of a witness or other person at any
hearing of the bench of the Tribunal whether or
not to produce letters, memoranda, orders, minutes,
books, plans or other documents at the hearing of
the bench of the Tribunal shall be in Form 15.

13. There shall be paid to the registrar the
fees set out in the Second Schedule with respect to
the matters specified therein.

14. (1) The appellant and the respondent
shall, in that order, be entitled to address the
bench of the Tribunal at the conclusion of the
hearing and the appellant shall have a right of
reply to the respondent.

(2) The members may, in e very hearing
of an appeal or application take notes in writing
of the evidence.

15. Before a witness gives evidence in any
proceeding before a bench of the Tribunal, the
witness shall make and subscribe an oath or
affirmation in the same manner as witnesses are
required to do in an ordinary action in the High Court .
16. (1) Without prejudice to any other
provision of these regulations the registrar shall –

(a) keep in such form as may be specified
by the chairman such records and
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registers as may be required by the bench of the Tribunal for the discharge
of its functions;
(b) perform such administrative duties as
are required by these regulations and the
bench of the Tribunal;
(c) perform such other duties as may be
assigned to him by the chairman or any
other member of the bench of the
Tribunal for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of the Act:
(d) take down in writing the evidence
before the bench of the Tribunal;
(e) keep accounts of the financial
transactions of the Tribunal in such form
as may be specified by the chairman.
(2) The accounts required to be kept under paragraph 1(e) shall be audited annually by the Auditor General and the members, registrar and employees of the Tribunal shall grant to the Auditor General access to the books. documents, cash and securities relating to the accounts of the Tribunal and shall give him on request all such information in relation to the Tribunal.


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FIRST SCHEDULE
FORMS
FORM 1
FORM OF OATH OF CHAIRMAN OR OTHER MEMBER
OF THE TRIBUNAL I, , do hereby solemnly
declare that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the People of Guyana, that I will faithfully execute the office of chairman/member of the Public Service Appellate Tribunal without fear or favour, affection or ill-will and that in the execution of the functions of that office I will honour, uphold and preserve the Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. So help me God.

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FORM 2
FORM OF OATH OF REGISTRAR OF THE TRIBUNAL I, , do solemnly declare that
I will faithfully execute the responsibilities and truly perform the duties of the office of registrar of the Public Service Appellate Tribunal to the best of my skill and ability. So help me God.

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FORM 3
NOTICE OF APPEAL
The Public Service Appellate Tribunal
Appeal No. of 2 0
B e t w e e n … … … … … … … … … … … … . .
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A p p e l l a n t ( s )
A n d
… … … … … … … … … … … … … …
R e s p o n d e n t ( s )
T
TAKE NOTICE that the appellant
being aggrieved by the decision stated in paragraph 2
hereof of the Service Commission dated this day
of 20 , hereby appeals to the bench of
the Tribunal upon the grounds set out in paragraph 3.
The appellant further states that the names and addresses,
including his own, of the persons directly affected by the
outcome of the appeal are those set out in paragraph 4.
2. (Insert here concisely the facts of the case and the decision of
the Service Commission appealed from)
3. Grounds of appeal.
(1)
(2)
(3)
etc.
4. Persons directly affected by the outcome of the appeal.
Name Address
(1)
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(2)
(3)
(4)
Dated this day of 20
…………………………………….
Appellant(s) or Attorney-at-law
……………………………………..
Place of abode and place of
employment of appellant(s)
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FORM 4
NOTICE OF APPEAL UNDER
SECTION 29
The Public Service Appellate Tribunal
Appeal No. of 20
Between
…………………….........Appellant(s)
and
………………………..Respondent(s)
Take notice that………………………………………… an
organisation representing public officers* / a class or section of
public officers*, being of the view that the decision stated in
paragraph 2 hereof involves a principle and that the decision is
wrong hereby appeals to the bench of the Tribunal upon the
grounds set out in paragraph 3.

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2. (Insert here concisely the facts of the case and the decision
of the Service Commission appealed from.)
3. Grounds of appeal.
(Here state the principle involved and in what manner the
decision of the Service Commission is wrong in relation to the
said principle.)
Dated this day of 20
…………………………………………….
Appellant(s) or Attorney-at-law
…………………………………………….
Address of appellant(s)
*Strike out words inapplicable.
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FORM 5
Public Service Appellate Tribunal
APPLICATION TO HAVE NAME STRUCK OUT OR ADDED
TO AN APPEAL
Appeal No. of 20
Between
…………………….........Appellant(s)
And
………………………..Respondent(s)
I, ………………………………….of …………………………..
Appellant*/respondent* in the above appeal hereby make
application –
*(i) to have the name of ……………………….struck
out from/added to *the above appeal as respondent:
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*(ii) with the consent of ………………………to have
his name added to the above appeal as appellant.
Dated this day of 20
…………………………………………….
Signature
*Strike out words inapplicable.

Form of consent to be attached to the Application to have the
name of person added as appellant.
I,……………………………… of………………………….hereby
give my consent to be made a party to Appeal No. …………..
of 20………. as appellant.
Dated this day of 20
…………………………………………….
Signature
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FORM 6
Public Service Appellate Tribunal
NOTICE TO PARTY OF APPLICATION MADE TO HAVE HIS
NAME STRUCK OUT OR ADDED TO AN APPEAL
Between
…………………….........Appellant(s)
and
………………………..Respondent(s)
TAKE NOTICE that –
*(i) application has been made to the bench of the
Tribunal by the appellant/respondent* to have your name
struck out from/added to,* the above appeal as
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respondent;
*(ii) application has been made to the bench of the
Tribunal by the appellant/respondent* with your consent
to have your name added to the above appeal as
appellant,
and that the hearing of the said application will take place
before a sitting of the bench of the Tribunal at
……………………………………………………………………..
(Put address of Tribunal here)
To be held on the day of 20 at
…………o’clock in the ……………………..noon.
Registrar of the Tribunal

To ………………………………………………………
Address ………………………………………………..
*Strike out words inapplicable.

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FORM 7
Public Service Appellate Tribunal
NOTICE TO PARTY WHOSE NAME HAS BEEN STRUCK
OUT OR ADDED
Appeal No. of 20
Between
…………………….........Appellant(s)
and
………………………..Respondent(s)

TAKE NOTICE that on the day of 20
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*(i) the bench of the Tribunal on application of the
appellant/respondent* struck out from/added* your name
to, the above appeal as respondent;
*(ii) the bench of the Tribunal with your consent added
your name to the above appeal as appellant.
Dated this day of 20
Registrar of the Tribunal
To ………………………………………………………
Address ………………………………………………..
*Strike out words inapplicable.

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FORM 8
Public Service Appellate Tribunal
NOTICE OF DATE OF PRELIMINARY HEARING
Appeal No. of 20
Between
…………………….........Appellant(s)
and
………………………..Respondent(s)
TAKE NOTICE that the preliminary hearing with respect to the
above appeal will be heard by the bench of the Tribunal at
……………………………………. On the ………………….day
Of…………………….20 at………………………o’clock in the
………………….noon.

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Dated this day of 20
Registrar of the Tribunal
To ………………………………………………………
Address ………………………………………………..

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FORM 9
Public Service Appellate Tribunal
NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE WHY APPEAL SHOULD NOT BE
ALLOWED
Appeal No. of 20
Between
…………………….........Appellant(s)
and
………………………..Respondent(s)

TAKE NOTICE that the above-mentioned appeal has been
placed before the bench of the Tribunal for preliminary
hearing. Notice is therefore now being issued to you to appear
before the tribunal on the ………………………day of
………………………..20 at…………………..o’clock in the
………………….noon to show cause why the appeal should not
be allowed.
Dated this day of 20
Registrar of the Tribunal
To ………………………………………………………
Address ………………………………………………..

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FORM 10
Public Service Appellate Tribunal
APPLICATION FOR A RE-HEARING
Appeal No. of 20
Between
…………………….........Appellant(s)
and
………………………..Respondent(s)

I,………………………………..of…………………………hereby
Apply to the bench of the Tribunal to set aside in relation to my
appeal/application* the order made on the …………day
of ………………20………..and to re-hear the
appeal/application*.
Dated this day of 20

Signature
*Strike out words and paragraphs inapplicable
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FORM 11
Public Service Appellate Tribunal
APPLICATION FOR INTERLOCUTORY ORDER
Appeal No. of 20

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Between
…………………….........Appellant(s)
and
………………………..Respondent(s)

I,………………………………..of…………………………hereby
make application to the bench of the Tribunal to –
*(a) stay the operation of the decision I appealed from: or
*(b) make such order as it considers appropriate in
respect of the operation or enforcement of the order I
appealed from.
Dated this day of 20
……………………………………

Signature of Appellant(s)
*Strike out words and paragraphs inapplicable
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FORM 12
Public Service Appellate Tribunal
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR INTERLOCUTORY ORDER
Appeal No. of 20
Between
…………………….........Appellant(s)
and
………………………..Respondent(s)

TAKE NOTICE that the above-mentioned appellant has
applied to the Tribunal –
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*(a) to stay the operation of the decision he appealed
from; or
*(b) to make such order as the Tribunal considers
appropriate in respect of the operation or enforcement of
the order he appealed from.
You may appear before the bench of the Tribunal on the
…………day of ……………..20……..at………….o’clock
in the …………………noon to show cause against granting the
order.

Dated this day of 20
Registrar of the Tribunal
To ………………………………………………………
Address ………………………………………………..
*Strike out words and paragraphs inapplicable

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FORM 13
Public Service Appellate Tribunal
NOTICE OF HEARING OF APPEAL
Appeal No. of 20
Between
…………………….........Appellant(s)
and
………………………..Respondent(s)

TAKE NOTICE that the bench of the Tribunal has appointed
the …………..day of………………20…………at…….. o’clock in
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the …………………noon for the hearing of the above appeal.
Dated this day of 20

Registrar of the Tribunal

To ………………………………………………………
Address ……………………………………………….
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FORM 14
Public Service Appellate Tribunal
NOTICE OF ANNOUNCEMENT OF DECISION
Appeal No. of 20
Between
…………………….........Appellant(s)
and
………………………..Respondent(s)

TAKE NOTICE that the bench of the Tribunal having
considered the above appeal has finally determined same and
has appointed the ……………….day of 20…………at………….
O’clock in the noon for the announcement of its decision.
Dated this day of 20

Registrar of the Tribunal

To ………………………………………………………
Address ……………………………………………….

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FORM 15
Public Service Appellate Tribunal
SUMMONS TO WIRNESS
Appeal No. of 20
Between
…………………….........Appellant(s)
and
………………………..Respondent(s)

You are summoned to attend to give evidence* and to produce*
the letters, memoranda, orders, minutes, books, plans and
other documents in your custody or possession specified below
–
1.
2.
3.
at………………………………before the sitting of the bench (Put
address of Tribunal here)
of the Tribunal to be held on the ……..day of 20…………at
……………………o’clock in the……………………noon, and
So from day to day until the above appeal is decided.
Dated this day of 20
Registrar of the Tribunal
To ………………………………………………………
Address ………………………………………………..
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SECOND SCHEDULE
TABLE OF FEES
Matter in which fee shall
be taken
Amount of fee
1. Notice of appeal by
aggrieved person
$100.00
2. Application under
section 21 for re-hearing
of an appeal or
application
$15.00
3. Copy of a decision
of the bench of the
Tribunal with respect to
an –
(a) appeal
(b) interlocutory order
$15.00
$10.00