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 General Division of the High Court from a tribunal is by way of rehearing.
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(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 General Division of 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 sitting in the General Division of the High Court) is to be construed as a reference to the tribunal judge.
[S 1032/2020 wef 02/01/2021]
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(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 General Division of the High Court.