Singapore legislation
Section 12
Section 12
Power of Board to state special case for decision of High Court
(1)
The Board may at any stage of an application or proceedings before it, reserve for the consideration of the High Court any questions of law arising in the application or proceedings, in the form of a special case which shall —
be drawn up by the President of the Board and shall set out shortly the facts on which the law is to be applied and the question or questions of law to be determined;
be sent by the President of the Board to the Registrar of the Supreme Court; and
be set down for argument in such manner as the High Court directs.
(2)
The High Court shall hear and determine the question or questions of law arising on the special case and shall thereupon remit the matter to the President of the Board with the opinion of the Court thereon and that opinion shall be binding on the Board.
(3)
The costs of the proceedings in the High Court shall be in the discretion of the Court and may be dealt with by the order of the Court, provided that no member of the Board shall be personally liable to any costs in respect thereto.