Superior Courts Act, 2013

E546540

Act of Parliament of South Africa South African statute

The Superior Courts Act, 2013 is a South African statute that reorganizes and regulates the structure, jurisdiction, and administration of the country’s superior courts, including the Supreme Court of Appeal.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of South Africa ⓘ South African statute ⓘ
actNumber	10 of 2013 ⓘ
appliesTo	Constitutional Court judges NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court judges NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Appeal judges NERFINISHED ⓘ
citationStyle	Act No. 10 of 2013: Superior Courts Act, 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	provisions on acting judges ⓘ provisions on assignment of judges to divisions ⓘ provisions on circuit courts ⓘ provisions on court sittings and recesses ⓘ transitional provisions for rationalisation of courts ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
defines	areas of jurisdiction of divisions of the High Court of South Africa ⓘ seats of divisions of the High Court of South Africa ⓘ
field	civil procedure ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ judicial administration ⓘ
governs	appeals to the Constitutional Court where applicable ⓘ appeals to the Supreme Court of Appeal ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfDocument	Afrikaans ⓘ English ⓘ
legalSystem	South African legal system ⓘ
legislature	Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
longTitle	To rationalise, consolidate and amend the laws relating to the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Appeal and the High Courts of South Africa; to make provision for the administration of the judicial functions of all courts; and to provide for related matters ⓘ
providesFor	case management in superior courts ⓘ court administration arrangements ⓘ establishment of a single High Court of South Africa with various divisions ⓘ leadership roles of the Chief Justice ⓘ leadership roles of the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal ⓘ
purpose	to rationalise the structure of South Africa’s superior courts ⓘ to regulate the administration of superior courts ⓘ to regulate the jurisdiction of superior courts ⓘ
regulates	Constitutional Court of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ divisions of the High Court of South Africa ⓘ
relatedTo	Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ Judicial Service Commission Act, 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ
replaces	Supreme Court Act, 1959 NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortTitle	Superior Courts Act, 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedBy	President of South Africa ⓘ
status	in force ⓘ
subjectMatter	administration of superior courts ⓘ jurisdiction of superior courts ⓘ structure of superior courts ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	2013 ⓘ

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Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa → governedBy → Superior Courts Act, 2013 ⓘ