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COURT OF APPEAL (AMENDMENT) RULES, 1975, (LI 1002).

IN exercise of the powers conferred on the Rules of Court Committee by section 75 of the Courts Act, 1971 (Act 372) these Rules are made this 4th day of February, 1975.

Rule 1—Title of L.I. 218 Replaced.

For the title to the Supreme Court Rules, 1962 (L. I. 218) there is hereby substituted the  following title:—

"Court of Appeal Rules, 1962".

Rule 2—Rule 27 of L.I. 218 Replaced.

The Court of Appeal Rules, 1962 as amended are hereby further amended by the substitution for rule 27 thereof of the following new rule:—

"27. Effect of Appeal.

(1) An appeal shall not operate as a stay of execution of proceedings under the judgment or decision appealed from except where the Court below or the Court otherwise orders—

(a) in the case of the Court below, upon application made orally or by motion on notice to it, and

(b) in the case of the Court, upon application made to it by motion on notice, and except as aforesaid no intermediate act or proceeding shall be invalidated.

(2) During any period while any application is pending for determination under sub-rule (1) of this rule any proceedings for execution of the judgment or decision to which the application relates shall be stayed.

(3) There shall, in any case, be a stay of proceedings for execution of the judgment or decision appealed from—

(a) for a period of seven days immediately following the giving of such judgment or decision; and

(b) for a period of seven days immediately following the determination by the Court below of any application under sub-rule (1) (a) of this rule where the application was refused by the Court below."

S.AZU CRABBE

Chairman

F. K. APALOO

Member

E. N. MOORE

Member

G. KORANTENG-ADDOW

Member

AZZU MATE KOLE

Member

JAMES MERCER

Member

SIMON K. K. SOTOMEY

Member

JOE REINDORF

Member

ESI COBBINA

Member

JOHN QUASHIE-IDUN

Member

S. S. OKUNOR

Secretary

Date of Gazette Notification: 7th February, 1975.