Supreme Court and Court of Appeal

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Supreme Court shall on and after Independence Day have all the powers which immediately before that day are vested in the former Supreme Court. (2) All proceedings that, immediately before Independence Day, are pending before the former Supreme Court may be continued and concluded on and after that day before the (3) Any decision given before Independence Day by the former Supreme Court shall for the purposes of its 162 enforcement or of any appeal therefrom have effect on and after that day as if it were a decision of the Supreme Court. (4) Any appeals from Belize that, immediately before Independence Day, are pending before the former Court of Appeal may be continued and concluded on and after that day before the Court of Appeal. (5) Any decision given before Independence Day by the former Court of Appeal shall for the purposes of its enforcement or of any appeal therefrom have effect on and after that day as if it were a decision of the Court of Appeal. (6) In this section“the former Supreme Court” means the Supreme Court established by the Constitution Ordinance; “the former Court of Appeal” means the Court of Appeal established by the Court of Appeal Ordinance 1967. Part.