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Article 169 of the Constitution of South Africa

Article
169
Chapter
CHAPTER 6 — PROVINCES
Index row title
(1) The High Court of South Africa may decide—
Source document
The South Africa Constitution
Provision ID
e6bd9f5f-72b4-4ad6-a8f1-348c3a367592

172 words

Verbatim text

(a) any constitutional matter except a matter that— (i) the Constitutional Court has agreed to hear directly in terms of section 167(6)(a); or (ii) is assigned by an Act of Parliament to another court of a status similar to the High Court of South Africa; and (b) any other matter not assigned to another court by an Act of Parliament. Chapter 8: Courts and Administration of Justice (2) The High Court of South Africa consists of the Divisions determined by an Act of Parliament, which Act must provide for— (a) the establishing of Divisions, with one or two more seats in a Division; and (b) the assigning of jurisdiction to a Division or a seat with a Division. (3) Each Division of the High Court of South Africa— (a) has a Judge President; (b) may have one or more Deputy Judges President; and (c) has the number of other judges determined in terms of national legislation. [S. 169 substituted by s. 5 of the Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act of 2012.] Other courts

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  • The index files this text under article 169 of the Constitution of South Africa.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 6 — PROVINCES”.
  • The passage runs to about 172 words.

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