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PART III THE JUDICIARY
3 FUNCTIONS OF SUPERIOR COURTS OF JUDICATURE
(1)
The Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court in existence immediately before the
coming into force of this Constitution shall be deemed to have been established under this
Constitution and shall perform the functions of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the High
Court specified respectively in Chapter 11 of this Constitution.
(2)
All proceedings pending before any court referred to in subsection (1) of this section immediately
before the coming into force of this Constitution may be proceeded with and completed in that Court
notwithstanding anything in this Constitution.
4 CONTINUANCE OF APPOINTMENTS OF JUSTICES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS
(1)
A Justice of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal or the High Court holding office immediately
before the coming into force of this Constitution, shall continue to hold office as if appointed to that
office under this Constitution.
(2)
Any person to whom this section applies shall, on the coming into force of this Constitution, take and
subscribe the oath of allegiance and the judicial oath set out in the Second Schedule to this
Constitution.
5 CONTINUANCE IN EXISTENCE OF PUBLIC TRIBUNALS BOARD FOR SIX MONTHS
The Public Tribunals Board shall cease to exist within six months after the coming into force of this
Constitution and its functions, assets and liabilities are transferred to the Judicial Council.
6 PARLIAMENT TO PRESCRIBE JURISDICTION OF REGIONAL TRIBUNALS AND ESTABLISH LOWER
COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
Parliament shall, within six months after the coming into force of this Constitution (a) prescribe by law the jurisdiction of Regional Tribunals for the purposes of article 143 of this
Constitution; and
(b) establish lower courts or tribunals for the purposes of article 126 of this Constitution.
7 EXISTING PUBLIC TRIBUNALS AND OTHER COURTS
(1)
All cases partly heard before any of the following Public Tribunals immediately before the coming
into force of this Constitution, may be continued and completed before that public tribunal (a) the National Public Tribunal;
(b) Regional Public Tribunals;
(c) District Public Tribunals; and
(d) Community Public Tribunals.
(2)
All cases partly heard before any Circuit Court, District Court Grade I or District Court Grade II
immediately before the coming into force of this Constitution may be continued and completed
before that Court.
Ghana 1992 (rev. 1996)
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