Article 8 British Antarctic Territory appeals.

Article 4 of the British Antarctic Territory Court of Appeal Order 1965^f1 is amended by the insertion after paragraph (3) of the following new paragraph—

“(4)

In this article and in article 5 below—

(a)

the expression “court of the Territory” shall be construed as including the Supreme Court and the Magistrate’s Court of the Falkland Islands, to the extent that the Falkland Islands Courts (Overseas Jurisdiction) Order 1989 confers jurisdiction on those courts to hear and determine proceedings in respect of matters arising under the law of the Territory;

(b)

the term “appeal” shall be construed as including a reference of a case to the Court which, under any law in force in the Territory, takes effect as an appeal.”.

Section 85 of the Constitution shall not apply in respect of any decision of the Supreme Court in exercise of the jurisdiction conferred on it by section 3 of this Order in respect of matters arising under the law of the British Antarctic Territory.