(2) The Supreme Court of Appeal shall be the highest appellate court and shall have jurisdiction
to hear appeals from the High Court and such other courts and tribunals as an Act of Parliament may
prescribe.
[Ch0000s105]105.
Composition of the Supreme Court of Appeal
(1) The Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeal shall be—
(a)
the Chief Justice;
(b)
such number of other Justices of Appeals not being less than three, as may be
prescribed by an Act of Parliament.
(2) When the Supreme Court of Appeal is determining any matter, other than an interlocutory
matter, it shall be composed of an uneven number of Justices of Appeal, not being less than three.
(3) A Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeal may only be appointed in accordance with section
111.
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[Ch0000s106]106.
Acting Justices of Appeal
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(1) If, by reason of a vacancy of office, or by reason of the operation of section 107, there are
less than three serving Justices of Appeal, then the President may, on the recommendation of the
Judicial Service Commission, appoint judges of the High Court, to serve as Acting Justices of Appeal.
(2) An Acting Justice of Appeal shall hold that office only until such time as he or she is
appointed Chief Justice or Justice of Appeal in accordance with section 111, but he or she shall cease to
serve as a Justice of Appeal if—
(a)
there are more than three serving Justices of Appeal, either by reason of a vacancy or
vacancies being filled in accordance with section 111 or where such Justices of Appeal or Acting Justices
of Appeal as have been excused from serving on the Supreme Court are able to resume their duties in
accordance with section 107;
(b)
he or she is excused from his or her duties as a Justice of Appeal or an Acting Justice of
Appeal in accordance with section 107.
[Ch0000s107]107.
Relief from duties
13 of 2001(1) A Justice of Appeal or Acting Justice of Appeal shall be excused from serving on
the Supreme Court of Appeal only for such time as is reasonably necessary and only—
(a)
by reason of that Justice of Appeal or Acting Justice of Appeal having been a party to
proceedings in a lower court, the decision of which is being appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeal; or
(b)
for such other reason that the Chief Justice or Judicial Service Commission considers
would prevent him or her from performing the duties of his or her office.