Division 3 — Matters that are non-appealable or
appealable only with permission
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No appeal in certain cases
46.  An appeal cannot be brought against a decision of the Appellate Division in the cases specified in the Ninth Schedule.
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Permission required to appeal
47.—(1)  An appeal against a decision of the Appellate Division made in the exercise of its appellate civil jurisdiction may only be brought with the permission of the Court of Appeal.
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(2)  The Court of Appeal may grant permission under subsection (1) only if the appeal will raise a point of law of public importance.
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(3)  In deciding whether to grant permission under subsection (1) or in determining, for the purposes of subsection (2), whether an appeal will raise a point of law of public importance, the Court of Appeal is to have regard to matters prescribed by the Rules of Court.
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(4)  To avoid doubt —
(a)the Court of Appeal is not required to grant permission under subsection (1) even if the appeal will raise a point of law of public importance; and
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(b)permission may be granted under subsection (1) even if the decision of the Appellate Division sought to be appealed against —
(i)was made in an appeal transferred by the Court of Appeal to the Appellate Division under section 29E(1); or
(ii)was made in an appeal to the Appellate Division that the Court of Appeal declined to transfer to itself under section 29D(1).
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