--(1) The notice of appeal must-
----(a) set out the decision which is being appealed identifying so far as practicable-
--------(i) any finding of fact; and
--------(ii) any finding of law,
----which the appellant seeks to challenge;
----(b) set out the grounds of the appeal;
----(c) state what order the appellant is seeking; and
----(d) indicate any power which the appellant wishes the court to exercise.
--(2) A copy of the judgment or order which is the subject of the appeal must wherever practicable be attached to the notice of appeal.
--(3) Where leave to appeal is required a copy of the order giving leave to appeal must be attached to the notice of appeal.
--(4) The notice of appeal must-
----(a) be signed by the appellant or his attorney-at-law;
----(b) give an address for service within three miles of the court office at which the notice of appeal was filed;
----(c) state the names and addresses and the attorneys-at-law and their addresses for service of all parties affected by the appeal, including the appellant.
--(5) The grounds of appeal under paragraph (1)(b) must set out concisely, and under distinct heads, and in consecutively numbered paragraphs, the grounds on which the appellant relies without any argument or narrative.
--(6) The court may, with or without an application, strike out any ground which-
----(a) is in vague or general terms; or
----(b) discloses no reasonable ground of appeal.
--(7) The appellant may, except on a procedural appeal, amend his grounds of appeal once without permission at any time before 28 days have expired from-
----(a) receiving notice under rule 64.8(b) and (c) that a transcript of the evidence and judgment have been prepared; or
----(b) the date of any hearing under rule 64.11.
--(8) The appellant may not rely on any ground not mentioned in his notice of appeal without the permission of the court.
--(9) However, the court-
----(a) is not confined to the grounds set out in the notice of appeal; but
----(b) must not make its decision on any ground not set out in the notice of appeal unless the respondent has had sufficient opportunity to contest such ground.
Notes
Amended by Legal Notice 159 of 2018.
Amended by Legal Notice 140 of 2000.
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