{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bahamas-independence-order-1973/schedule-1/paragraph-99",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bahamas-independence-order-1973/schedule-1/paragraph-99.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1973/1080",
  "legislation_title": "The Bahamas Independence Order 1973",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bahamas-independence-order-1973",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/99",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "99",
  "heading": "Justices of the Court of Appeal",
  "text": "(1) The President of the Court of Appeal and other Justices of Appeal shall be appointed by the Governor-General by instrument under the Public Seal on the recommendation of the Prime Minister after consultation with the Leader of the Opposition.\n(2) The qualifications for appointment as a Justice of Appeal shall be such as may be prescribed by any law for the time being in force;\nProvided that—\n(i) a person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Justice of Appeal unless he holds or has held high judicial office; and\n(ii) a person who has been appointed as a Justice of Appeal may continue in office notwithstanding any subsequent variations in the qualifications so prescribed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1080/schedule/1/paragraph/99",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:06:14.990816+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}