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2.
b. in accordance with clauses (2) and (3)
Where the Constitutional Appointments Authority considers that the question
of removing a Justice of Appeal or Judge from office under clause (1) ought to be
investigateda.
the Authority shall appoint a tribunal consisting of a President and at least
two other members, all selected from among persons who hold or have held
office as a Judge of a court having unlimited original jurisdiction or a court
having jurisdiction in appeals from such a court or from among persons who
are eminent jurists of proven integrity; and
b.
3.
4.
the tribunal shall inquire into the matter, report on the facts thereof to the
Authority and recommend to the President whether or not the Justice of
Appeal or Judge ought to be removed from office.
Where, under clause (2), the tribunal recommends that a Justice of Appeal or
Judge ought to be removed from office, the President shall remove the Justice of
Appeal or judge from office.
Where under this article the question of removing a Justice of Appeal or Judge
has been referred to a tribunal, the President may suspend the Justice of Appeal
or Judge from performing the functions of a Justice of Appeal or Judge, but the
suspensiona.
may, on the advice of the Constitutional Appointments Authority, be
revoked at any time by the President;
b.
shall cease to have effect if the tribunal recommends to the President that
the Justice of Appeal or Judge ought not to be removed from office.
PART VI: MISCELLANEOUS
• Oaths to abide by constitution
• Structure of the courts
• Ordinary court selection
135. A Justice of Appeal, Judge or Master of the Supreme Court shall, before
entering office, take and subscribe the oath of allegiance and such oath for the
due performance of the functions of the office as may be prescribed by or under
an Act.
136. 1. The President of the Court of Appeal may make Rules of the Court of
Appeal.
2. The Chief Justice may make Rules of Court of the Supreme Court.
137. Acts may-
Seychelles 1993 (rev. 2011)
a.
provide for the establishment of courts or tribunals which are subordinate
to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, in this article referred to as
"subordinate courts and tribunals",
b.
provide for the appointment to and removal from office of members of the
subordinate courts and tribunals;
c.
define or provide for the definition of the jurisdiction and powers of the
subordinate courts and tribunals;
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