Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977
No Justice of Appeal shall have jurisdiction to hear any matter in the
- Jurisdiction
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Provision
- 119
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source119. No Justice of Appeal shall have jurisdiction to hear any matter in the
Justice of High Court or in any magistrates’ court of any grade:
Appeal
Act No.14 Provided that where a Judge of the High Court is appointed Justice of
of 1979 Appeal he may, notwithstanding such appointment, discharge his functions in the
Art.8 High Court until he completes the preparation and delivery of the decision or until
and Act No.15
of 1984 he completes any other business in connection with matters which he had started
Art.29 hearing before his appointment as a Justice of Appeal, and for that purpose it shall
be lawful for him to deliver judgment or any other decision concerned in the
exercise of the jurisdiction he had before he was appointed Justice of Appeal;
provided that where ultimately that judgment or decision is challenged by way of
appeal to the Court of Appeal, then in such circumstances that Justice of Appeal
shall not have jurisdiction to hear that appeal.
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