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Paragraph 93 Establishment of Supreme Court

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(1)

There shall be a Supreme Court for The Bahamas which shall have such jurisdiction and powers as may be conferred upon it by this Constitution or any other law.

(2)

The Justices of the Supreme Court shall be the Chief Justice and such number of other Justices as may be prescribed by Parliament.

(3)

No office of Justice of the Supreme Court shall be abolished while there is a substantive holder thereof.

(4)

The Supreme Court shall be a Superior court of record and, save as otherwise provided by Parliament, shall have all the powers of such a court.