The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
27. Composition,
etc., of Appellate Tribunal.-
1. The
Appellate Tribunal shall consist of a Chairperson and two other Members.
2. Subject
to the provisions of this Act,-
a. the jurisdiction of
the Appellate Tribunal may be exercised by Benches thereof;
b. a Bench may be
constituted by the Chairperson with one or two Members as the Chairperson may
deem fit;
c. the Benches of the
Appellate Tribunal shall ordinarily sit at New Delhi and at such other places
as the Central Government may, in consultation with the Chairperson, by
notification, specify;
d. the Central
Government shall, by notification, specify the areas in relation to which each
Bench of the Appellate Tribunal may exercise jurisdiction.
1.
2.
3. Notwithstanding
anything contained in sub-section (2), the Chairperson may transfer a Member
from one Bench to another Bench.
4. If
at any stage of the hearing of any case or matter it appears to the Chairperson
or a Member that the case or matter is of such a nature that it ought to be
heard by a Bench consisting of two Members, the case or matter may be
transferred by the Chairperson or, as the case may be, referred to him for
transfer, to such Bench as the Chairperson may deem fit.