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Power of Tribunal to state special case for decision of General Division of High Court

16.—(1) The Tribunal may, at any stage of any application or proceeding before it, reserve for the consideration of the General Division of the High Court any question of law arising in the application or proceeding in the form of a special case which shall be —

(a)	drawn up by the President and shall set out shortly the facts on which the law is to be applied and the question or questions of law to be determined;
(b)	sent by the President to the registrar of the Family Justice Courts; and [Act 27 of 2014 wef 01/10/2014]
(c)	set down for argument in such manner as the General Division of the High Court directs. [Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]

(2) The General Division of the High Court shall hear and determine the question or questions of law arising on the special case and shall thereupon remit the matter to the President with the opinion of the General Division of the High Court thereon and that opinion shall be binding on the Tribunal.

[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the Tribunal from determining any question of law arising in the application or proceeding before it.

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