Section 203 — Resource Management Act 1991: Special tribunal

203 Special tribunal (1) A special tribunal appointed under section 202 shall— (a) Comprise no fewer than 3, and no more than 5, members; and (b) Have a chairperson appointed either by the Minister or, if the Minister declines to do so, by the members. (2) Every special tribunal shall be a statutory Board within the meaning of the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951 and there may, if the Minister so directs, be paid to any member of a special tribunal, out of money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose,— (a) Remuneration by way of fees, salary, or allowances in accordance with that Act; and (b) Travelling allowances and travelling expenses in accordance with that Act in respect of time spent travelling in the service of the tribunal— and the provisions of that Act apply accordingly.