System of court

System of court (1) The Judiciary shall consist of the superior courts and the following courts: (a) subordinate courts; By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 56 Constitution of Zambia Act, 1991 (Chapter 1) Zambia (b) small claims courts; (c) local courts; and (d) courts, as prescribed. (2) The courts shall be courts of record, except that local courts shall progressively become courts of record. (3) The following matters shall be prescribed: (a) processes and procedures of the courts; (b) jurisdiction, powers and sittings, of the Industrial Relations Court, Commercial Court, Family Court, Children’s Court and other specialised courts; (c) classification and divisions of the subordinate courts; (d) classification and divisions of the local courts; (e) jurisdiction and composition of subordinate courts, small claims courts, local courts and other prescribed courts; and (f) grading of judicial officers and staff of subordinate courts, local courts and other prescribed courts. (4) The courts, except the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court, shall be devolved to the Province and progressively to districts. (5) Superior courts shall sit as circuit courts in districts, in accordance with a circuit schedule issued by the Chief Justice.