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Time for appealing

Cap. 90, s. 16 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) Where a person desires to appeal under this Part to the Court he shall give notice of appeal or notice of his application for leave to appeal in such manner as may be directed by rules of court within twenty-one days from the date on which the order of the Supreme Court or a judge thereof was signed, entered or otherwise perfected. (2) The appellant shall file notice of his grounds of appeal within twenty-one days after he has been notified by the Registrar that the record is ready for his use. (3) The Court may, subject to such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, extend the time limits mentioned in sub-sections (1) and (2), if the appellant shows to the satisfaction of the Court that he has been unavoidably prevented from filing his notice of appeal or grounds of appeal, as the case may be, provided that on the hearing of any application for an extension of time under this subsection, the opposite party shall have an opportunity of being heard and, if the Court thinks fit, of adducing evidence against the granting of leave. appeal for

Amended by: 10 of 2019

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