# The Bahamas Independence Order 1973, Paragraph 98: Establishment of Court of Appeal


(1) There shall be a Court of Appeal 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 Appeal of the Court of Appeal shall be—
(a) a President;
(b) the Chief Justice by virtue of his office as head of the Judiciary but who, however, shall not site in the Court of Appeal, unless he has been invited so to sit by the President of the Court; and
(c) such number of other Justices of Appeal as may be prescribed by Parliament.
(3) No office of Justice of Appeal shall be abolished while there is a substantive holder thereof.
(4) The Court of Appeal shall be a superior court of record and, save as otherwise provided by Parliament, shall have all the powers of such a court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1080/schedule/1/paragraph/98 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bahamas-independence-order-1973/schedule-1/paragraph-98
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