The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Revision) 1980

Proceedings on case stated

1.—(1) Subject to any statutory provision, the party (hereinafter called “ the applicant”) at whose instance a case has been stated by a court, tribunal or person on a point of law for the opinion of the Court of Appeal must, within 14 days after receiving it—

(a) enter the appeal for hearing by lodging the case stated with a duly stamped requisition for hearing in the Central Office;

(b) serve upon every other party to the appeal a copy of the case stated with the date of such entry endorsed thereon.

(2) Where a case may be stated for the opinion of the Court of Appeal under any statutory provision and in so far as it makes no provision as to the procedure for stating and sending the case to the applicant, then—

(a) the requisition to state the case must be lodged with the court, tribunal or person within 6 weeks commencing on the day the decision complained of was sent to the applicant; and

(b) the case must be settled by the court, tribunal or person and sent to the applicant within a period of 6 weeks commencing on the day the requisition was received.