40.—(1) This rule shall apply to appeals to the Appeal Board under section 55 of the Act on the matters specified in the Second Schedule.
(2) An appeal under this rule shall be commenced by filing with the Chief Executive a notice of appeal in Form 57 addressed to the Appeal Board, accompanied by the relevant fees specified in the Third Schedule.
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(3) The Chief Executive shall cause a copy of the notice of appeal filed with him under paragraph (2) to be served as soon as possible on the Court.
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(4) The notice of appeal referred to in paragraph (2) shall be filed not later than 14 days from the date of the order of the Court and the appellant shall serve a copy of the notice of appeal on every respondent to the appeal within 3 days of filing the notice of appeal with the Chief Executive.
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(5) Upon receipt of the notice of appeal, the Court shall prepare and sign a copy of the grounds of its order and forward the copy of the grounds of its order to the Chief Executive who shall then serve on the appellant a notice to collect.
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(6) Upon payment of the relevant fees specified in the Third Schedule, the appellant shall collect the copy of the grounds of the order referred to in paragraph (5) together with a copy of the notes of the proceedings and any other document (including exhibits) used by the Court in the first instance.
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(7) The appellant shall serve on every respondent to the appeal a copy of the grounds of the order of the Court and all other documents received by the appellant under paragraph (6) within 3 days of receiving them from the Chief Executive.
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(8) An appeal under this rule shall be heard by way of rehearing.
(9) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), the Appeal Board may extend the time required for the filing of a notice of appeal under this rule.
(10) An application for leave to extend the time for the filing of a notice of appeal under this rule shall be made by way of motion in Form 56 and rule 39(17) to (20) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to such application.