Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Judicial Committee (General Appellate Jurisdiction) Rules (Amendment) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 4th March 2008.

Amendment of the Judicial Committee (General Appellate Jurisdiction) Rules Order 1982

2. The Judicial Committee (General Appellate Jurisdiction) Rules 1982( 3 ) are amended as follows.

3. In rule 13—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “30” substitute “26”; and

(b) after paragraph (2) add—

“ (3) Each party who has entered an appearance shall be entitled to receive 5 copies of the Record. ” .

4. For rule 24 substitute—

“ 24. —(1) As soon as the parties have agreed the Record, as prepared for reproduction, the appellant shall send it to the Registry for approval.

(2) If on arrival in the Registry it is found that the Record has not been prepared for reproduction in accordance with these Rules, the Registrar may direct that it be rearranged and if the Registrar so directs, the appellant shall rearrange the Record as directed and return it to the Registry for approval.

(3) As soon as the Registry has approved the Record, the appellant shall arrange for it to be reproduced.

(4) As soon as the Record has been reproduced, the appellant shall transmit—

(a) 16 copies to the Registry; and

(b) such number of copies to each party who has entered an appearance as the parties have agreed. ” .

5. Omit rules 26 and 27.

6. In Schedule A—

(a) in paragraph 1(1), after “paper” insert “, printed on both sides and comb bound”;

(b) omit paragraph 1(3);

(c) paragraph 2 shall stand as paragraph 2(1) and after it add—

“ (2) Every volume shall contain on its spine—

(a) the full title of the appeal; and

(b) (where there is more than one volume) a distinguishing number. ” ;

(d) omit paragraphs 3(4), 4(2)(b), (c) and (d), 6 and 7.

7. In the table of fees in Schedule B, omit fee 2 (examining proof of record).

Transitional provisions

8. The amendments made by rules 4 to 6 do not apply in relation to any appeal in which the appellant has lodged the Record for reproduction under rule 24 of the Judicial Committee (General Appellate Jurisdiction) Rules 1982 before the day on which these Rules come into force.