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5054 Appeals to Supreme Court—stay and reinstatement
(1) An appeal to the Supreme Court in a civil proceeding does not operate
as a stay of the order of the court or tribunal appealed from unless—
(a) the relevant law or these rules otherwise provide; or
(i) the court or tribunal, under another territory law, orders a
stay of the order; or
(ii) the Supreme Court orders a stay of the order on application
by a party to the appeal.
or an order under this rule.
(2) In an urgent case, an application to the Supreme Court for a stay may
be made without serving it on anyone.
(3) If the application to the Supreme Court for a stay is made without
serving it on anyone, the application must be accompanied by an
affidavit setting out the grounds relied on in support of the claim of
urgency.
Rule 5054
(4) If the order appealed from is stayed by the Supreme Court, the court
may make any order that it considers necessary or desirable to give
effect to the stay.
1 If the order appealed from is the cancellation or suspension of a licence
(however described), the Supreme Court may order that the cancellation or
suspension not have effect until the appeal is decided.
2 If the order appealed from is the refusal to issue a licence (however described),
the Supreme Court may order that the licence be issued pending the deciding
of the appeal.
(5) If an appeal mentioned in the Magistrates Court Act 1930,
section 207 (1) (a) (Jurisdiction of Supreme Court) has been properly
started—
(a) the enforcement of the order appealed from is stayed until the
appeal ends, is abandoned or discontinued; and
(b) if the appellant is in custody and is not detained for any other
reason, the appellant—
(i) may be granted bail under the Bail Act 1992; or
(ii) may be remanded in custody on the order of the Supreme
Court or Magistrates Court.
(6) The Supreme Court may, by order, amend or set aside—
(a) an order of the court or tribunal staying the order of the court or
tribunal appealed from; or
(b) an order made by it under this rule.
(7) An application for an order of the Supreme Court for a stay may be
made whether or not a similar application has been made to the court
or tribunal.
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(8) If any step has been taken for the enforcement of an order and the
Supreme Court amends or sets aside the order on appeal under this
part, the court may make the orders for reinstatement it considers