Subordinate courts

(1) There shall be such courts, subordinate to the High Court, as may be prescribed by an Act of Parliament which shall be presided over by professional magistrates and lay magistrates. (2) There shall be an Industrial Relations Court, subordinate to the High Court, which shall have original jurisdiction over labour disputes and such other issues relating to employment and shall have such composition and procedure as may be specified in an Act of Parliament. (3) Parliament may make provision for traditional or local courts presided over by lay persons or chiefs: [1 of 1997] Provided that the jurisdiction of such courts shall be limited exclusively to civil cases at customary law and such minor common law and statutory offences as prescribed by an Act of Parliament. (4) Appeals from subordinate courts shall lie to the High Court, unless provided in this Constitution or by an Act of Parliament. [13 of 2001] [1 of 1997; 13 of 2001]