Singapore legislation
Section 17
Section 17
Power of Board to state special case for decision of High Court
(1)
The Board may at any stage of any application or proceedings before it, either on its own motion or on the written application of any party to the proceedings, reserve for the consideration of the High Court any question of law arising in the application or proceedings, in the form of a special case which shall —
be drawn up by the Chairman or a Deputy Chairman and shall set out shortly the facts on which the law is to be applied and the question of law to be determined;
be sent by the Chairman or a Deputy Chairman 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 of law arising on the special case and shall thereupon remit the matter to the Chairman or a Deputy Chairman 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, except that no member of the Board shall be personally liable to any costs in respect thereof.