Clause 12

by deleting subsections (1), (2) and (3) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) An appeal shall lie to an Appeal Board constituted under this section from any decision of the Court —

by any person aggrieved by the decision if the amount in issue on appeal is not less than $450;

in all cases involving any decision as to personal status, by any person aggrieved by the decision;

in all cases relating to maintenance, by any person aggrieved by the decision;

in all cases relating to custody of minor children, by any person aggrieved by the decision;

to grant or refuse leave to commence or to continue civil proceedings under section 35A, by the other party in the civil proceedings; or

in any other case, with the leave of the Appeal Board.(2) No appeal under subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) shall lie against a decision of the Court by consent except with the leave of the Appeal Board.”;

by deleting the word “annually” in the second line of subsection (4) and substituting the words “at least once in every 2 years”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (1)” in the third line of subsection (5), the words “or (2)”; and

by inserting, immediately after the word “retrial” at the end of subsection (6), the words “, or award costs if it thinks fit”.