(1) An application for an order requiring a minister, magistrate, judge of a tribunal, tribunal, arbitrator or other person to —
(a) state a case for the decision of the court, or
(b) refer a question of law to the court by way of case stated,
must be made to the court which would be the appeal court if the case were stated.
(2) An application —
(a) to the High Court shall be made by a fixed date claim in Form 2 and must —
(i) identify the question of law upon which it is sought to have a case stated,
(ii) set out any reasons given by the minister, magistrate, judge of a tribunal, tribunal, arbitrator or other person for the failure or refusal to state a case, and
(iii) state the grounds of the application;
(b) to the Court of Appeal shall be made by a notice of appeal in Form 23 and must —
(iii) state the grounds of the application.
(3) The application must be filed at the court and served on —
(a) the minister, magistrate, judge of a tribunal, tribunal, arbitrator or other person as the case may be; and
(b) every party to the proceedings to which the application relates,
within 14 days after the appellant receives notice of the failure or refusal of his request to state a case.
(4) The court office must fix a date for a hearing of the application and specify the date, time and place of that hearing.
(5) The applicant must file at the court office a copy of the proceedings to which the application relates not less than 7 days before the date fixed for the hearing.