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ZAF-2013-C-94003
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Title_of_text
Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act, 2012 [No. 72 of 2013].
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Constitutional law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2013-02-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Constitution
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends the Constitution to further define the role of the Chief Justice as the head of the judiciary; to provide for a single High Court of South Africa; to provide that the Constitutional Court is the highest Court in all matters; to further regulate the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal; and to provide for the appointment of an Acting Deputy Chief Justice.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1996-05-08 (ZAF-1996-C-45811)
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa [No. 108 of 1996].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
South African Government Information
Country
South Africa
URL
http://www.info.gov.za
File
ZAF94003.pdf (PDF of Amendment)