(1) Where it appears to the judge, on the trial of any election petition or any special case, that any question of law requires further consideration by the Court of Appeal, he or she may postpone the trial or the granting of any certificate to the Governor General, until the determination of the question by the Court of Appeal and for this purpose may reserve any question of law for the determination of the Court of Appeal.
(2) A reference to the Court of Appeal under subrule (1) shall be by way of a special case stated under rule 23.