Hearings to be in public
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21.—(1) All hearings by the Tribunal must be in public unless the Tribunal is satisfied that, by reason of disclosure of confidential matters it is just and reasonable to hold the hearing or part of a hearing in private.
(2) Subject to any direction by the Tribunal hearing the proceedings, any Chairman of any Agricultural Land Tribunal or any member of a panel for the Tribunal, notwithstanding that he is not part of the Tribunal for the purpose of the hearing, and the Secretary is entitled to attend a hearing whether or not it is in private.
(3) The Tribunal, with the consent of the parties, may permit any other person to attend the hearing of an application which is held in private.