Section 15: Where an appellant, having obtained final leave to appeal, fails to show

15. Where an appellant, having obtained final leave to appeal, fails to show due diligence in taking all necessary steps for the purpose of procuring the despatch of the record to England, any respondent may, after giving the appellant due notice of his intended application, apply to the Court for a certificate that the appeal has not been effectually prosecuted by the appellant, and where the Court sees fit to grant such a certificate, the appeal shall be deemed, as from the date of such certificate, to stand dismissed for nonprosecution without express Order of the Judicial Committee, and the costs of the appeal and the security entered into by the appellant shall be dealt with in such manner as the Court may think fit to direct. [S. 15 amended by Act 48 of 1991.]