Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
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- South Africa
- Provision
- 170
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- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- in force
Provision text
Official sourceAll courts other than those referred to in sections 167, 168 and 169 may decide any matter
determined by an Act of Parliament, but a court of a status lower than the High Court of
South Africa may not enquire into or rule on the constitutionality of any legislation or any
conduct of the President.
[S. 170 substituted by s. 6 of the Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act of 2012.]
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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 · justice.gov.za · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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