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Divisions of the Court
Cap. 92, s. 9 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) The Court shall be duly constituted as set out in this section, and may sit in such number of divisions as may be 11 directed by the President; but every judge of the Court may sit in any division.
(2) The President may appoint one or more judges to determine interlocutory matters.
(3) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, the Court, in the exercise of its original jurisdiction, shall be constituted by not less than three judges, and in every case the number of judges shall be an uneven number.
(4) The original jurisdiction of the Court may be exercised by a single judge appointed by the Chairperson.
(5) The decision of a single judge exercising jurisdiction under subsection (4) of this section may, on the application of an aggrieved party, be reviewed by a panel comprising not more than five judges.
(6) The President shall take precedence over all other judges of the Court, and the seniority of the other judges of the Court shall be determined in accordance with the dates of their
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