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Constitutional Court Complementary Act, 1995 (Act No. 13 of 1995)

16. Engaging the Court, rules and saving

 

 

1)
a) The President of the Court may, in consultation with the Chief Justice, by notice in the Gazette make rules relating to the manner in which the Court may be engaged in any matter in respect of which it has jurisdiction, including the matters referred to in section 172 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996), and all matters relating to the proceedings of and before the Court.
b) Every rule and every amendment or repeal thereof shall be submitted to Parliament before the promulgation thereof and tabled as soon as possible.

 

2) The rules shall, when it is in the interests of justice and with leave of the Court, allow a person—
a) to bring a matter directly to the Court; or
b) to appeal directly to the Court from any other court.

 

3) The Constitutional Court Rules, 1995, promulgated by Government Notice R5 of 6 January 1995, as amended, shall be deemed to have been made under subsection (1).