Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
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Superior Courts Act, 2013 (Act No. 10 of 2013)Chapter 2 : Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeal and High Court of South Africa4. Constitution and seat of Constitutional Court |
| (1) |
| (a) | The Constitutional Court consists of the Chief Justice of South Africa, the Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa and nine other judges of the Constitutional Court. |
| (b) | The seat of the Constitutional Court is in Johannesburg, but whenever it appears to the Chief Justice that it is expedient or in the interests of justice to hold its sitting for the hearing of any matter at a place elsewhere than at the seat of the Court, it may hold such sitting at that place. |
| (2) | The Deputy Chief Justice must— |
| (a) | exercise such powers or perform such functions of the Chief Justice in terms of this or any other law as the Chief Justice may assign to him or her; and |
| (b) | in the absence of the Chief Justice, or if the office of Chief Justice is vacant, exercise the powers or perform the functions of the Chief Justice, as Acting Chief Justice. |
