(a) Upon Motion of a Party. Whenever a statute provides for certification of an action or of any question arising therein by the Superior Court to the Supreme Court application for certification shall be made by motion served on every other party at least ten (10) days prior to the time fixed for hearing thereon. The motion shall specify the matter sought to be certified. (b) Upon Court's Own Initiative. Whenever a statute provides for certification of an action or any question arising therein to the Supreme Court on the initiative of the Superior Court, the court shall, prior to certification, afford the parties an opportunity to be heard on the issue of certification and on the form any certified question shall take, irrespective of whether the applicable statute directs the Superior Court to certify or vests in the Superior Court discretion with respect to certification. R.I. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 72