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Supreme Court

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(c) such deputy judges as the Chief Justice may appoint. (Added 52

of 1987 s. 4)

(2) A Justice of Appeal may sit in the High Court and act as a judge thereof whenever the business of the High Court so requires, in which case he shall have all the jurisdiction, powers and privileges of such a judge.

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(3) (Repealed 52 of 1987 s. 4)

Constitution of Court of Appeal

(1) The Court of Appeal shall consist of-

(a) the Chief Justice; and

(b) such Justices of Appeal as the Governor may appoint.

(1A) The Chief Justice may appoint one or more of the Justices of Appeal as vice-presidents of the Court of Appeal. (Added 52 of 1987 s. 5)

(2) A judge of the High Court may, on the request of the Chief Justice, sit as an additional judge of the Court of Appeal, in which case he shall have all the jurisdiction, powers and privileges of a judge of the Court of Appeal.

(3) The Chief Justice shall be the president of the Court of Appeal and, in his absence for any cause, the presidency shall be determined in accordance with the order of precedence prescribed in section 7.

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Appointment of judges

(1) A judge of the Supreme Court, other than-

(a) a judge appointed under section 8(1) or (2); and

(b) a deputy judge, (Amended 49 of 1983 s. 3)

shall be appointed by Letters Patent under the Public Seal by the Governor, in accordance with such instructions as the Governor may receive through a Secretary of State.

(2) Any appointment made under subsection (1) may be given effect from a date anterior to that of the Letters Patent by which it is made:

Provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to authorize the discharge of any judicial functions by any person so appointed before the date of the Letters Patent or before the requirements of section 17 of the Oaths and Declarations Ordinance (Cap. 11) have been fulfilled.

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Precedence

(1) The judges of the Supreme Court shall take precedence in the following order-

(a) the Chief Justice;

(aa) the vice-presidents of the Court of Appeal who among themselves shall rank according to the priority of their respective appoint- ments as vice-presidents; (Added 52 of 1987 s. 6)