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(2)
Subject to this Constitution, only the Constitutional Court may-(a) advise on the constitutionality of any proposed legislation, but may do so only where the
legislation concerned has been referred to it in terms of this Constitution;
(b) hear and determine disputes relating to election to the office of President;
(c) hear and determine disputes relating to whether or not a person is qualified to hold the office of
Vice-President; or
(d) determine whether Parliament or the President has failed to fulfil a constitutional obligation.
(3)
The Constitutional Court makes the final decision whether an Act of Parliament or conduct of the
President or Parliament is constitutional, and must confirm any order of constitutional invalidity
made by another court before that order has any force.
(4)
An Act of Parliament may provide for the exercise of jurisdiction by the Constitutional Court and for
that purpose may confer the power to make rules of court.
(5)
Rules of the Constitutional Court must allow a person, when it is in the interests of justice and with or
without leave of the Constitutional Court-(a) to bring a constitutional matter directly to the Constitutional Court;
(b) to appeal directly to the Constitutional Court from any other court;
(c) to appear as a friend of the court.
168 Supreme Court
(1)
The Supreme Court is a superior court of record and consists of-(a) the Chief Justice and the Deputy Chief Justice;
(b) no fewer than two other judges of the Supreme Court; and
(c) any additional judges appointed under subsection (2).
(2)
If the services of an additional judge are required on the Supreme Court for a limited period, the Chief
Justice may appoint a judge of the High Court, or a former judge to act as a judge of the Supreme
Court for that period.
(3)
Judges or former judges appointed to act under subsection (2) may continue to sit as judges of the
Supreme Court after their appointments have expired, for the purpose of dealing with any
proceedings commenced before them while they were so acting.
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