be constituted by a panel consisting of a Chairman
and not less than two other panel members
(2)
A person shall not be appointed to be a Chairman of
the Court unless he or she is qualified to be
appointed a Judge of the High Court.
6 of 2001
(3)
The members of the Court shall be appointed by the
President in consultation with the Judicial Service
Commission.
Jurisdiction 135.
The Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all
criminal offences relating to theft, misappropriation and
other similar offences in which public funds and public
property are affected.
National 136.
Assembly to make
Further provision
An Act of the National Assembly shall make further
provision for the purposes of this sub-part.
PART 3:
THE CADI COURT
The Cadi Court 137.
(1)
A Cadi Court shall be established in such places in
The Gambia as the Chief Justice shall determine.
(2)
The Cadi Court shall be composed(a)
for hearings at first instance, by a panel
consisting of the Cadi and two other
scholars of the Sharia qualified to be a Cadi
or Ulama; and
Paragraph (b) (Deleted by No. 6 of 2001)
6 of 2001
(3)
The decision of the majority of a panel of a Cadi
Court shall constitute the decision of the Court.
(4)
The Cadi Court shall only have jurisdiction to apply
the Sharia in matters of marriage, divorce and
inheritance where the parties or other persons
interested are Muslims.
(5)
Any party to a proceeding in the Cadi Court who is
dissatisfied with a decision of the Court may appeal
to the Cadi appeals Panel.
(6)
A person shall be required to be of high moral
standing and professionally qualified in the Sharia
in order to be appointed a Cadi or Ulama.