Question of Law reserved by Tribunal

40. Where, on its own motion, the Tribunal reserves for the opinion of the Supreme Court a question of law in the form of a case stated, the registrar of the Tribunal shall, as soon thereafter as possible, transmit the case to the Chief Registrar, together with four typewritten copies thereof. The Chief Registrar shall serve on each party a copy of the case, and shall give the parties not less than 14 days' notice of the date fixed for the hearing of such case before the Supreme Court.