Powers and decisions of Board
73.—(1)  The Board must, by notice to the Commission and the appellant, specify the date on and the place at which the appeal is to be heard.
(2)  The Board has all the powers and duties of the Commission that are necessary to perform its functions and discharge its duties under this Act.
(3)  The Board has the powers, rights and privileges vested in a District Court on the hearing of an action, including —
(a)the enforcement of the attendance of witnesses and their examination on oath or otherwise;
(b)the compelling of the production of documents; and
(c)the award of such costs or expenses as may be prescribed under section 72(15).
(4)  A summons signed by such member of the Board as may be authorised by the Board is equivalent to any formal procedure capable of being issued in an action for enforcing the attendance of witnesses and compelling the production of documents.
(5)  Where any person being duly summoned to attend before the Board does not so attend, that person shall be guilty of an offence.
(6)  A witness before the Board is entitled to the same immunities and privileges as if he or she were a witness before a District Court.
(7)  All appeals under this section must be determined, having regard to the nature and complexity of the appeal, as soon as reasonably practicable.
(8)  The Board may confirm or set aside the decision which is the subject of the appeal, or any part of it, and may —
(a)remit the matter to the Commission;
(b)impose or revoke, or vary the amount of, a financial penalty;
(c)give such direction, or take such other step, as the Commission could itself have given or taken; or
(d)make any other decision which the Commission could itself have made.
(9)  Any decision of the Board on an appeal has the same effect, and may be enforced in the same manner, as a decision of the Commission.
(10)  If the Board confirms the decision which is the subject of the appeal it may nevertheless set aside any finding of fact on which the decision was based.
(11)  The Board must notify the appellant of its decision in respect of the appellant’s appeal and the reasons for its decision.