s 6 Provisions for exemption and appeals
6.—(1) If an employer to whom an order made under section 5(1) applies is unable to find a registered person whom he considers suitable to fill any vacancy, the employer may, after obtaining the written consent of the Director, employ any other person to fill the vacancy. (2) If the Director refuses to give his consent to the employment of any other person in the circumstances set out in subsection (1), he shall notify the employer in writing of the refusal and his reasons therefor, and if the employer is dissatisfied with the refusal he may, within 14 days of the refusal, appeal to the Appeals Board appointed under subsection (3). (3) For the purposes of hearing appeals under subsection (2), the Minister shall appoint an Appeals Board consisting of such number of persons as he may think fit. (4) The decision of the Appeals Board on every appeal under this section shall be final and conclusive and shall not be called in question in any court.