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non-presidential member" (wherever occurring) and "senior non-presidential members" (wherever occurring) and substituting "senior member" and "senior members" respectively.

Tribunal may review certain decisions
20. Section 25 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting from sub-section (5) "For the purposes of this section, a failure by a person to do an act or thing within the period prescribed by an enactment" and substituting "For the purposes of an enactment that makes provision in accordance with this section for the making of applications to the Tribunal for review of decisions, a failure by a person to do an act or thing within the period prescribed by that enactment, or by another enactment having effect under that enactment,"; and
    (b) by inserting in paragraph (6) (b) "41 (1) or" after "sub-section".

Tribunal may review decisions as provided by Schedule 1
21. Section 26 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting from sub-section (8) "(being decisions in respect of which a provision of an enactment provides for review otherwise than by the Tribunal)"; and

    (b) by omitting from sub-section (8) "28 (1)" and substituting "28 (1A)".

Person affected by decision may obtain reasons for decision
22. Section 28 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by inserting after sub-section (1) the following sub-sections:
    "(1aa) Where a person to whom a request for a statement in relation to a decision is made by an applicant under sub-section (1) is of the opinion that the applicant is not entitled to be furnished with the statement, that person shall, as soon as practicable but in any case within 28 days after receiving the request, give to the applicant notice in writing of his opinion.
    "(1ab) A person who gives a notice under sub-section (1aa) with respect to a request for a statement in relation to a decision is not required to comply with the request unless the Tribunal, on application under sub-section (1ac), decides that the applicant was entitled to be furnished with the statement, and, if the Tribunal so decides, the first-mentioned person shall prepare the statement and furnish it to the applicant within 28 days after the decision of the Tribunal is given.
    "(1ac) The Tribunal shall, on an application being made, as prescribed, by an applicant who has received a notice under sub-section (1aa) with respect to a request for a statement in relation to a decision, decide whether the applicant was, or was not, entitled to be furnished with the statement.";
    (b) by omitting sub-sections (2) and (3) and substituting the following sub-sections:
    "(2) If the Attorney-General certifies, by writing signed by him, that the disclosure of any matter contained in a statement prepared in accordance with sub-section (1)