8I   Appeals

(1)  Where:

(a)  a person affected by a decision of the board or the medical authority in relation to a claim for compensation under this Act is dissatisfied with the decision, or

(b)  the Minister is dissatisfied with a decision of the board or the medical authority,

      being in either case a decision made after the commencement of this section:

(c)  the person or the Minister, as the case may be, may appeal against the decision to the District Court in accordance with rules of Court, and

(d)  the District Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the appeal.

(1A)  An appeal under subsection (1) must be made within 6 months after notice of the decision appealed against has been given to the appellant.

(2), (2A)  (Repealed)

(3)  The board:

(a)  is a necessary party to an appeal under this section, and

(b)  shall give effect to the decision on such an appeal.