16.—(1) An application for leave under section 26(2) of the Act to appeal against a decision, a direction or an order of a tribunal must be made in the relevant Form.
(2) The applicant (called in this rule and rule 17 the appellant) must file the application within 14 days after the date on which the decision, direction or order was given or made.
(3) The appellant must, within 7 days after the date on which the application is filed, serve the application on the respondent.
(4) A respondent who intends to contest the application must, within 14 days after being served with the application, file and serve on the applicant a reply in the relevant Form.
(5) Where any party does not appear at the hearing of the application, the tribunal hearing the application may dismiss the application or make such orders as the tribunal thinks fit.
Appeals to High Court
17.—(1) An appellant who obtains leave to appeal from a tribunal must file and serve a notice of appeal in the relevant Form within 14 days after the date on which such leave is given.
(2) An appeal to the High Court from a tribunal is by way of rehearing.
(3) The appellant must, at the time of filing the notice of appeal, provide security for the respondent’s costs of the appeal in the sum of $2,000, or such other sum as may be fixed from time to time by the Chief Justice, by —
(a)
depositing the sum in the Registry or with the Accountant‑General and obtaining a certificate in the relevant Form; or
(b)
procuring an undertaking in the relevant Form from the appellant’s solicitor and filing a certificate in the relevant Form.
(4) Order 55D, Rules 3(2), (3), (4) and (6) to (9) and 5 to 18 of the Rules of Court (Cap. 322, R 5) apply to every appeal from a tribunal to the High Court with the following modifications:
(a)
any reference to the Court below is to be construed as a reference to the tribunal;
(b)
any reference to a Judge (other than a reference to a Judge of the High Court) is to be construed as a reference to the tribunal judge.
(5) Order 55D, Rules 1, 2, 3(1) and (5) and 4 of the Rules of Court do not apply to any appeal from a tribunal to the High Court.