(1) A Judge of Appeal may exercise the powers of the Court of Appeal--
(a) to
give any judgment by consent or make any order by consent,
(b) to dismiss an
appeal or other proceedings for want of prosecution or for other cause
specified in the rules,
(c) to dismiss an appeal or other proceedings on the
application of the appellant or plaintiff, or
(d) to deal with costs and
other matters incidental to the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b) and
(c).
(2) A Judge of Appeal may exercise the powers of the Court of Appeal--
(a) to make an order or give any direction concerning the institution of an
appeal or other proceedings in the Court of Appeal, or
(b) to make any order
or give any direction in any appeal or other proceedings, but not an order or
direction involving the determination or decision of the appeal or other
proceedings.
(3) Subsection (2) does not authorise a Judge of Appeal to grant
or refuse leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal.
(4) The Court of Appeal may
discharge or vary a judgment given by a Judge of Appeal, or an order made or
direction given by a Judge of Appeal.
(5) Subject to subsection (4), a
judgment, order or direction given or made by a Judge of Appeal is to have
effect as a judgment, order or direction of the Court of Appeal, whether or
not the judgment, order or direction is within the powers of the Judge of
Appeal under this section.
