Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977
-(1) There shall be a Court of Appeal of the United Republic (to be
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- United Republic of Tanzania
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- English
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- in force
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Official source117.-(1) There shall be a Court of Appeal of the United Republic (to be
Appeal of the referred to in short as “the Court of Appeal”) which shall have the jurisdiction of
United
Republic and the Court of Appeal as provided in this Constitution or any other law.
its jurisdiction (2) The Court of Appeal shall not have any jurisdiction in arbitration of
Act No.14 any matter which is to be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Article
of 1979 126 of this Constitution concerning a dispute between the Government of the
Art.8 United Republic and the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar.
Act No.15
of 1984 (3) The functions of the Court of Appeal shall be to hear and determine
Art.27 every appeal brought before it arising from the judgment or other decision of the
High Court or of a magistrate with extended jurisdiction.
(4) A law enacted in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution
by Parliament or by the House of Representatives of Zanzibar may make
provisions stipulating procedure for lodging appeals in the Court of Appeal, the
time and grounds for lodging the appeals and the manner in which such appeals
shall be dealt with.
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