SUPREME COURT ACT 1935 - SECT 7
SUPREME COURT ACT 1935 - SECT 7
7 . Divisions of the Court
(1) The exercise of
the Court’s jurisdiction is divided between —
(a) the
General Division; and
(b) the
Court of Appeal.
(2) The General
Division consists of —
(a) the
Chief Justice; and
(b) each
other judge who is not either the President or a judge of appeal; and
(c) any
judge of appeal who under section 10C is approved to sit in the General
Division; and
(d) any
acting judge holding office under an appointment made under section 11; and
(e) any
auxiliary judge holding office under an appointment made under section 11AA;
and
(f) any
commissioner holding office under an appointment made under section 49; and
(g) any
master holding office under an appointment made under section 11A; and
(h) any
acting master holding office under an appointment made or deemed to have been
made under section 11D.
(3) The Court of
Appeal consists of —
(a) the
Chief Justice; and
(b) the
President; and
(c) each
other judge of appeal; and
(d) any
other judge, and any acting judge or auxiliary judge, who under section 10B(1)
or (2) is authorised to act as a judge of appeal.
(4) The General
Division exercises all of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court other than the
jurisdiction referred to in section 58(1).
(5) The Chief Justice
is the principal judicial officer of the Supreme Court including the Court of
Appeal.
(6) Subject to the
Chief Justice’s directions, the President is responsible for the
administration of the Court of Appeal including its sitting dates.
[Section 7 inserted: No. 45 of 2004 s. 5(1) 3 .]