Constitution of Court of Appeal

(1) There shall be in and for Belize a Court of Appeal having such powers and jurisdiction as are hereinafter provided. (2) The judges of the Court shall be a President and four other judges, provided that, subject to the quorum of the Court as prescribed in section 10, the Court shall be deemed to be duly constituted during and notwithstanding any vacancy in the office of any judge. (3) A person shall be qualified to be appointed as a judge of the Court if, and shall not be qualified to be so appointed unless, either– (a) he holds or has held high judicial office; or (b) he is qualified to practise as an advocate in a court in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland or any other part of the Commonwealth having unlimited jurisdiction in either civil or criminal causes or matters and has been so qualified for not less than fifteen years. 8 (4) Any power exercisable by a single judge of the Court may at any time when there is no such judge present in Belize and able to perform the functions of his office be exercised by a justice of the Supreme Court as if that justice were a judge of the Court.