Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965 as follows—
rule 3 provides that leave to serve a writ out of the jurisdiction may be given in proceedings under the Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act 1987;
rules 4 and 5 apply to appeals to the Court of Appeal on a question of law from a final determination of an Immigration Appeals Tribunal, with the leave of the Immigration Appeals Tribunal or the Court of Appeal; they modify the general provisions relating to the procedure for bringing appeals to the Court of Appeal by specifying—
the date from which time for appealing begins to run;
the persons on whom notice of appeal must be served;
the documents that must be lodged by the appellant prior to the hearing of the appeal; and
that rule 13 (which provides that in general an appeal shall not operate as a stay of execution or of the proceedings) shall not apply.