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Section 121: Supreme Court.

In force, as amendedThe Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991, Sierra Leone

(1) The Supreme Court shall consist of— a. the Chief Justice; b. not less than four other Justices of the Supreme Court; and c. such other Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature or of Superior Courts in any State practising a body of law similar to Sierra Leone, not being more in number than the number of Justices of the Supreme Court sitting as such, as the Chief Justice may, for the determination of any particular cause or matter by writing under his hand, request to sit in the Supreme Court for such period as the Chief Justice may specify or until the request is withdrawn. (2) The Supreme Court shall, save as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 28 and section 126 of this Constitution, be duly constituted for the despatch of its business by not less than three Justices thereof. (3) The Chief Justice shall preside at the sittings of the Supreme Court and in his absence the most senior of the Justices of the Supreme Court as constituted for the time being shall preside. Jurisdiction of the

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