Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Inherent power
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa
- Provision
- 173
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceThe Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Appeal and the High Court of South Africa
each has the inherent power to protect and regulate their own process, and to develop the
common law, taking into account the interests of justice.
[S. 173 substituted by s. 8 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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