(4)
6 of 2001
The President may, by Order published in the Gazette and
made with the approval of the National Assembly, at any
time after the coming into force of the Constitution make
such provision as may appear necessary for repealing,
modifying, adding to or adapting any existing law for
bringing it into accord with the provisions of this
Constitution.
The Court
(7)
(1)The High Court established by this Constitution shall be
the successor of the existing Supreme Court
(a) Proceedings commenced in the existing Supreme Court
may be continued before the same judge in the High
Court without any break and
(b) After the coming into force of this Constitution, the
judgements, decrees and orders of the existing Supreme
Court shall continue in force and shall be given effect
as if they were the judgments, decrees or orders of the
High Court.
(2)
(3)
The existing Court of Appeal shall be deemed to have been
established by this Constitution.
Until the Supreme Court is established in accordance with
this Constitution(a) the jurisdiction and powers of the Supreme Court under
section 127 shall be exercised by the court of Appeal;
and
(b) appeals shall continue to lie to the judicial Committee
of the Privy Council according to the existing law, and
where any appeal, or petition for special leave to
appeal, is entered with the Privy Council before the
establishment of the Supreme Court, the proceedings
may continue, and effect shall be given to any judgment
or order of the judicial Committee in such proceedings,
according to the existing law.
(4)
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph,
where any proceedings have been commenced before the
coming into force of this Constitution in any existing court,
they may be continued and concluded before the
corresponding court as established or recognised by this
Constitution, and judgments, decrees and orders of any
existing court shall be given effect as the judgment, decrees
and orders of such corresponding court.