Cap. 632 Art. 21Decisions of the competent authority that may be appealed from.

(1) Unless otherwise provided by law, an appeal shall lie to the Tribunal from the following decisions or orders made under this

Act:

(a) any decision of the competent authority pursuant to the issue of an authorisation in terms of article 4;

(b) any decision of the competent authority to revoke, withdraw, or suspend an authorisation, or subject such authorisation to other conditions in terms of article 19;

(c) any decision of the competent authority to refuse to register a firm in terms of article 6;

(d) any decision of the competent authority to revoke, suspend, cancel or subject to other conditions the registration of a registered firm in terms of article 19;

(e) any decision of the competent authority which acquits or is decided against an insolvency practitioner or registered firm in cases of professional misconduct, following an investigation carried out by the competent authority;

(f) any decision of the competent authority pursuant to a measure taken to protect the public interest and the integrity of the role of the insolvency practitioner in terms of article 9(1)(j);

(g) any decision of the competent authority to impose administrative penalties or reprimands or other measures in terms of this Act;

(h) any decision taken in terms of any regulations or directives issued under this Act, when the regulation or directive explicitly grants a right of appeal in terms of this article; and

(i) any other decision of the competent authority that the appellant may reasonably demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Tribunal, to have materially and unfairly aggrieved the appellant.

(2) The decision of the competent authority shall not be suspended pending appeal, and shall, in the interim, be adhered to by all the parties to whom the decision applies.

(3) The Tribunal, where it considers it to be appropriate, may on the application of a party to the appeal, suspend the decision of the competent authority, pending the final determination of the appeal. The Tribunal, in deciding to suspend the decision, shall state its reasons for doing so.