Constitution of Lesotho, 1993
High Court
TRANSITIONAL AND TEMPORARY PROVISIONS
- Jurisdiction
- Lesotho
- Provision
- 161
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
More details
- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source161. High Court
(1) The High Court of Lesotho in existence immediately before the day on which this
Constitution comes into operation shall, as from that day, be the High Court for the
purposes of this Constitution, and any proceedings pending before the High Court of
Lesotho immediately before that day may be continued before the High Court of Lesotho
as hereby constituted and any judgement or order of the former High Court given, but not
satisfied, before that day may be enforced accordingly.
(2) The provisions of section 163 of this Constitution shall apply in relation to the offices
of Chief Justice and judge of the High Court, and any person who, by virtue of the
provisions of this subsection, hold or acts in any such office as from the coming into
operation of this Constitution shall be deemed to have taken and subscribed any
necessary oath under this Constitution.
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