Supreme Court of Judicature Act

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4 Constitution of Supreme Court

5 Acting appointment

7 Divisions and jurisdiction of Supreme Court

9 Sittings in camera

10 Proceedings in High Court to be disposed of by single Judge

11 Sittings of High Court and distribution of business

13 Writs of execution

14 For execution of a deed or indorsement of a negotiable instrument

15 Criminal jurisdiction

16 Civil jurisdiction — general

17 Civil jurisdiction — specific

18 Powers of High Court

19 Appellate criminal jurisdiction

20 Appellate civil jurisdiction

21 Appeals from District and Magistrates’ Courts

22 Powers of rehearing

23 Revision of criminal proceedings of subordinate courts

24 Power of High Court to call for records of civil proceedings in subordinate courts

25 Powers of High Court on revision of civil proceedings

26 No revision at instance of party who could have appealed

27 General supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction of High Court

28 Discretion of High Court as to hearing parties

29 Jurisdiction to hear and determine civil appeals

30 Composition of Court of Appeal

31 Appeals how decided

32 Sittings of Court of Appeal

33 Continuation of civil appeal notwithstanding absence of a Judge

34 Non-appealable matters

36 Incidental directions and interim orders

37 Hearing of appeals

40 Immaterial errors

41 Appeal not to operate as stay of execution

43 Constitution of Court of Criminal Appeal

44 Jurisdiction to hear and determine criminal appeals

46 Record of proceedings

47 Petition of appeal

48 Procedure where appellant is in prison

49 Transmission of papers to respondent

50 Appeals out of time and formal defects

51 Appeal not to operate as stay of execution

52 Summary rejection of appeal

53 Notice and time of hearing

54 Powers of Court of Criminal Appeal

55 Additional evidence

57 Judgment to be certified to trial court

58 Public Prosecutor’s signature

59 Point reserved in trial for Court of Criminal Appeal

60 Reference to Court of Criminal Appeal on appeal from subordinate court

61 Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrars

62 Powers and duties of Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrars

63 Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff and Assistant Sheriffs of Supreme Court

64 Powers and duties of Sheriff

65 Sheriff not to act when an interested party

66 Accountant — his duties

67 Subordinate officers of Supreme Court

68 Commissioners for oaths

69 Oaths of officers

70 Apportionment of work

71 Registry of Supreme Court

72 Registry to be open throughout the year

74 Vexatious litigants

75 Disqualification of Registrar

76 Registrar not to act where interested

77 Officers of Supreme Court not to bid at sales under any written law

78 Misconduct of officers

79 Protection of Registrar and other officers

81 Council of Judges to consider operation of this Act, etc.

82 Former procedure and practice to continue

83 Existing officers

84 Written law relating to former courts to be read as applying to courts under this Act

Supreme Court of Judicature Act

(CHAPTER 322)

(Original Enactment: Act 24 of 1969)

REVISED EDITION 1985

(30th March 1987)

An Act relating to the constitution and powers of the superior courts of judicature.

[9th January 1970]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court of Judicature Act.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject matter or context —

“court” means a court established by this Act;

“formerly” means immediately before the commencement of this Act;

“Judge” means a Judge of the Supreme Court and includes the Chief Justice;

“Public Prosecutor” includes a Deputy Public Prosecutor;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Supreme Court and includes the Deputy Registrar and the Assistant Registrars;

“Rules of Court” means Rules of Court made under this Act and includes forms;

“seal” includes stamp;

“subordinate court” means a court constituted under the Subordinate Courts Act [Cap. 321] and any other court, tribunal or judicial or quasi-judicial body from the decisions of which under any written law there is a right of appeal to the Supreme Court.

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