Paragraph 221 Sittings of Supreme Court

United Kingdom

(1)

Subject to subsection (2), the Supreme Court may sit in Tristan da Cunha or outside Tristan da Cunha.

(2)

The Chief Justice and any other judge or acting judge of the Supreme Court may hold sittings of the Court when outside Tristan da Cunha, if satisfied that—

(a)

a matter arising in a proceeding before the Court needs to be dealt with promptly;

(b)

every party to the proceeding is able to participate, in person or through a legal representative, by teleconference or other means of electronic, oral or written communication;

(c)

no injustice will result; and

(d)

the course proposed in the public interest.

(3)

The Chief Justice when outside Tristan da Cunha may exercise such powers of revision, variation, confirmation or setting aside of any sentence or order made by a subordinate court as are conferred on him or her by any law.

Notes on Schedule

Modifications

C1: Sch. modified (22.8.2020) by The Overseas Territories (Constitutional Modifications) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/780), arts. 1(2), 3(2)

Commencement

I1: Sch. in force at 1.9.2009, see art. 1(3)