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be necessary to draw up such order, unless the Committee otherwise direct, but a note thereof shall be made by the Registrar of the Privy Council.
47. All petitions shall consist of paragraphs numbered consecutively and shall be written, type-written, or lithographed, on brief paper with quarter margin and endorsed with the name of the Court appealed from, the short title and Privy Council number of the appeal to which the petition relates or the short title of the petition (as the case may be), and the name and address of the London agent (if any) of the petitioner, but need not be signed. Petitions for special leave to appeal may be printed and shall, in that case, be printed in the form known as "demy quarto" or other convenient form.
48. Where a petition is expected to be lodged, or has been lodged, which does not relate to any pending appeal of which the record has been registered in the registry of the Privy Council, any person claiming a right to appear before the Judicial Committee on the hearing of such petition may lodge a caveat in the matter thereof, and shall thereupon be entitled to receive from the Registrar of the Privy Council notice of the lodging of the petition, if at the time of the lodging of the caveat such petition has not yet been lodged, and, if and when the petition has been lodged, to require the petitioner to serve him with a copy of the petition, and to furnish him, at his own expense, with copies of any papers lodged by the petitioner in support of his petition. The caveator shall forthwith after lodging his caveat give notice thereof to the petitioner, if the petition has been lodged.
49. Where a petition is lodged in the matter of any pending appeal of which the record has been registered in the registry of the Privy Council, the petitioner shall serve any party who has entered an appearance in the appeal with a copy of such petition, and the party so served shall thereupon be entitled to require the petitioner to furnish him, at his own expense, with copies of any papers lodged by the petitioner in support of his petition.
50. A petition not relating to any appeal of which the record has been registered in the registry of the Privy Council, and any other petition containing allegations of fact which cannot be verified by reference to the registered record or any certificate or duly authenticated statement of the Court appealed from, shall be supported by affidavit. Where the petitioner prosecutes his petition in person, the said affidavit shall be sworn by the petitioner himself and shall state that, to the best of the deponent's knowledge, information, and belief, the allegations contained in the petition are true. Where the petitioner ...
282
Form of petitions.
Caveat.
Service of petition.
Verifying petition by affidavit.
PRIVY COUNCIL APPEALS.
be necessary to draw up such order, unless the Committee otherwise direct, but a note thereof shall be made by the Registrar of the Privy Council.
47. All petitions shall consist of paragraphs numbered consecutively and shall be written, type-written, or lithographed, on brief paper with quarter margin and endorsed with the name of the Court appealed from, the short title and Privy Council number of the appeal to which the petition relates or the short title of the petition (as the case may be), and the name and address of the London agent (if any) of the petitioner, but need not be signed. Petitions for special leave to appeal may be printed and, shall, in that case, be printed in the form known as "demy quarto" or other convenient form.
48. Where a petition is expected to be lodged, or has been lodged, which does not relate to any pending appeal of which the record has been registered in the registry of the Privy Council, any person claiming a right to appear before the Judicial Committee on the hearing of such petition may lodge a caveat in the matter thereof, and shall thereupon be entitled to receive from the Registrar of the Privy Coun- cil notice of the lodging of the petition, if at the time of the lodging of the caveat such petition has not yet been lodged, and, if and when the petition has been lodged, to require the petitioner to serve him with a copy of the petition, and to furnish him, at his own expense, with copies of any papers lodged by the petitioner in support of his petition. The caveator shall forthwith after lodging his caveat give notice thereof to the petitioner, if the petition has been lodged.
49. Where a petition is lodged in the matter of any pending appeal of which the record has been registered in the registry of the Privy Council, the petitioner shall serve any party who has entered an ap- pearance in the appeal with a copy of such petition, and the party so served shall thereupon be entitled to require the petitioner to furnish him, at his own expense, with copies of any papers lodged by the petitioner in support of his petition.
50. A petition not relating to any appeal of which the record has been registered in the registry of the Privy Council, and any other petition containing allegations of fact which cannot be verified by reference to the registered record or any certificate or duly authen- ticated statement of the Court appealed from, shall be supported by affidavit. Where the petitioner prosecutes his petition in person, the said affidavit shall be sworn by the petitioner himself and shall state that, to the best of the deponent's knowledge, information, and belief, the allegations contained in the petition are true. Where the petitioner
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