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Appeals to the Court of Appeal

Cap. 4, s. 100 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) The Court of Appeal shall have such jurisdiction and powers to hear and determine appeals in civil and criminal matters as may be conferred on it by this Constitution or any other law. (2) The Judges of the Court of Appeal (hereinafter referred to as “Justices of Appeal”) shall be a President and such number of other Justices as may be prescribed by the National Provided that the office of Justice of Appeal shall not be abolished while there is a substantive holder of that office. (3) The Court of Appeal shall be a superior court of record and, save as otherwise provided by any law, shall have all the powers of such a court. (4) The Court of Appeal shall sit in such places as the President may appoint.
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