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Powers of the Court of Appeal
Town Councils (Registration Of Electors And Elections) Regulations, reg. 103 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) The Court of Appeal may, upon any appeal preferred under regulation 101 affirm, vary or reverse the determination or decision of the Election Judge to which the appeal relates.
(2) Where the Court of Appeal reverses on appeal the determination of the Election Judge that court shall decide whether the member whose return or election was complained of in the election petition, or any other, and if so which person, was duly returned or elected, or whether the election was void, and a certificate of such decision shall be issued by that court.
(3) The Court of Appeal may, in the case of any appeal under regulation 101 order that the election petition to which the appeal relates shall be tried anew in its entirety or in regard to any matter specified by that court and give such directions in relation thereto as that court may think fit.
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(4) The Court of Appeal may make any order which it may deem just as to the costs of the appeal and as to the costs and incidental to the presentation of the election petition and of the proceedings consequent thereon and may by such order reverse or vary any order as to costs made by the Election Judge.
(5) The decision of the Court of Appeal on any appeal shall be final and conclusive.
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