Section 181Part 9 — Appeals from Summary Court
Powers of court on hearing appeals
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The court may adjourn the hearing of the appeal, and may, upon the hearing thereof confirm, reverse, vary or modify the decision of the Summary Court, including the passing of some other sentence (whether more or less severe) or remit the matter to the Summary Court for retrial, or may make such other order in the matter as it may think just, and may, by such order, exercise any power which the Summary Court might have exercised, and such order shall have the same effect and may be enforced in the same manner as if it had been made by the Summary Court: Provided that the court may, notwithstanding that it is of the opinion that the point raised in the appeal might be decided in favour of the appellant, dismiss the appeal if the court considers that no substantial miscarriage of justice has actually occurred.