Cap. 69 Art. 22Registry of Board.

The Registry of the Superior Courts in Malta, or the

Registry of the Courts of Magistrates in Gozo, as the case may be, shall be the Registry of the Board and therein shall be deposited the records of the Board. question, or to take cognizance of the record of the case relative to the matter in which the technical opinion is requested; and such two members shall present their report to the Chairman during the sitting or file the said report in the registry of the Board as the Chairman may direct:

Provided that where the valuation of any premises or any other technical opinion in respect of premises is required before the board and where:

(i) it results that the valuation or other technical opinion in respect of the same premises was given before a court by an Architect or Civil Engineer appointed by such court with the agreement of the lessor and the tenant who were parties to the said case before the court and who are also parties to the case before the board; and

(ii) the said valuation or other technical opinion was confirmed in a final judgment of a court, the chairman may, after hearing the parties, decide to rely on the said valuation or technical opinion to such an extent as he deems fit instead of assigning two (2) members of the Panel to examine the premises in accordance with this article:

Provided further that the chairman may also decide to rely on any valuation or other technical opinion instead of assigning two (2) members of the Panel as aforesaid where all the parties to the case agree.

(2) The Chairman may also require the members of the Panel assigned to a case to attend the sitting of the Board when that case is being considered by the Board if the said members require additional information from the parties or need to hear any particular witnesses.

(3) The Chairman shall only be bound by the reports of the Panel whenever the reports of the two members of the Panel assigned to a particular case are unanimous; where unanimity is not reached by the said two members, the Chairman shall on the basis of the reports submitted by the two members, decide the matter himself.