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(Cap. 336.)
(Cap. 336.)
App. A. Form 99.
CAP. 4] The Rules of the Supreme Court Order 59 [1988 Ed.
of Appeal extending the said period, it shall be the duty of the Registrar forthwith to give notice of the making of the order and of the terms thereof to the appropriate Registrar.
(6) In this rule "the appropriate Registrar" means-
(a) in relation to a cause pending in a district court, the registrar of that court.
Appeal from District Court (O. 59, r. 19)
19. (1) The following provisions of this rule shall apply to any appeal to the Court of Appeal from a District Court other than an appeal against a decree nisi of divorce or nullity of marriage.
(2) The notice of appeal must be served on the registrar of the District Court as well as on the party or parties required to be served under rule 3.
(3) In relation to the appeal-
(a) rule 4(1) shall have effect as if for the words "the date on which the judgment or order of the court below was signed, entered or otherwise perfected" there were substituted the words "the date on which leave to appeal has been granted under section 63 of the District Court Ordinance”.
(4) It shall be the duty of the appellant to apply to the judge of the District Court for a signed copy of any note made by him of the proceedings and of his decision, and to furnish that copy for the use of the Court of Appeal; and in default of production of such a note, or, if such note is incomplete, in addition to such note, the Court of Appeal may hear and determine the appeal on any other evidence or statement of what occurred before the judge of the District Court which appears to the Court of Appeal to be sufficient.
Except where the Court of Appeal or a single judge or the Registrar otherwise directs, an affidavit or note by a person present in the District Court shall not be used in evidence under this paragraph unless it was previously submitted to the judge for his comments.
(4A) Rule 12A shall apply in any case where money was paid into court by the defendant before judgment in district court proceedings in satisfaction of the plaintiff's cause of action or of one or more causes joined in one action or on account of a sum admitted by the defendant to be due to the plaintiff.
(5) Rule 13(1)(a) shall apply subject to the provisions of section 66 of the District Court Ordinance.
Appeals in cases of contempt of court (O. 59, r. 20)
20. (1) In the case of an appeal to the Court of Appeal against an order of committal or other punishment for contempt of Court made by a judge of the High Court, the notice of appeal must be served on the Registrar as well as on the party or parties required to be served under rule 3.
This paragraph shall not apply in relation to an appeal to which rule 19 applies.