34.3.—(1) Without prejudice to any other power which the High Court may have, where it appears to that court, on an application made in accordance with the following provisions of this rule, that a party has failed to comply with any of the requirements of paragraph (2) or (4) of rule 34.2 (procedure in applications for stated case), the High Court may direct that such further period of time as it considers reasonable be afforded to such party to comply with any requirements of paragraph (2) or (4) of rule 34.2.
(2) An application for a direction under paragraph (1) shall be made in writing to the Clerk of Justiciary and shall state the grounds for the application; and notification of the application shall be made by the applicant to the sheriff clerk of the court of committal; and the sheriff clerk shall forthwith transmit one certified copy of all documents in the case to the Clerk of Justiciary.
(3) The High Court shall dispose of any application under paragraph (1) in the same manner as an appeal in respect of bail under section 32 of the Act of 1995 and, when the High Court has disposed of the application, the Clerk of Justiciary shall inform the clerk of the court of committal of the result.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 rule 34.3 in force at 1.4.1996, see para. 1(1)