[3] Practice Direction 2/91 has been especially framed to regulate the procedure governing the filing of appeal records. Although it does not have the force of law, nonetheless it must be strictly adhered to so that there is a systematic and consistent procedure governing the filing of appeal records in this Court.

[4] The granting or dismissal of an application for extension of time is very much a discretionary matter but in this instance we were loathe to exercise our discretion in favour of the applicant particularly as no reasonable and acceptable explanation had been given for the 4 weeks delay. The omission on the part of a solicitor to be vigilant can hardly be described as an acceptable explantation.

[5] We also took note of the fact that the affidavit in support makes no mention of the factual circumstances surrounding the cause of action leading to the order appealed against. It was only before us that Counsel attempted to remedy the deficiency of his affidavit by offering to state that the appeal arose out of a Rent Tribunal matter for which prohibition had not been granted. It would have assisted us if Counsel had at least alluded to some facts or law in his affidavit so as to show at least an arguable case. The failure to do so coupled with the delay of 4 weeks for which no acceptable explanation had been given, left us with no choice but to dismiss the application with costs.