PROVISIONS AS TO COURTS OF LAW AND JUDGES.
49Appeals from the High Court of Appeal for Ireland
An appeal shall lie from the High Court of Appeal for Ireland to the House of Lords—
a
in any case where under existing enactments such an appeal would lie from the existing Court of Appeal in Ireland to the House of Lords;
b
in any case where a person is aggrieved by any decision of the High Court of Appeal for Ireland in any proceedings taken by way of certiorari, mandamus, quo warranto or prohibition;
c
in any case where a decision of the High Court of Appeal for Ireland involves a decision of any question as to the validity of any law made by or having the effect of an Act of the Parliament of Southern Ireland or Northern Ireland and the decision is not otherwise subject to appeal:
Provided that—
i
where under the existing enactments an appeal does not lie to the House of Lords, except with the leave of the existing Court of Appeal in Ireland, an appeal under this section shall not lie except with the leave of the High Court of Appeal for Ireland ;
ii
an appeal shall not lie in the cases mentioned in paragraph (c) of this section, except with the leave of the High Court of Appeal for Ireland or the House of Lords.