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The Justices of Appeal (Appointment) Act, 1966

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Preamble

Assented to in Her Majesty's name this 15th day of August, 1966. LS No. 26 FREEDOM USTiCR Sierra Leone H. J. L. BOSTON, Governor-General. The Justices of Appeal (Appointment) Act, 1966 Being an Act to Prescribe the number of Judges who may be appointed under Paragraph (C) of Subsection (2) of Section 79 of the Con stitution of Sierra Leone A103 BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and WIth the advice and consent of the House of Representatives in tnis present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the Same, as follows: Short title. [18th August, 1966.] Date of com mence ment. A 104 Interpreta tion. Number of Justices of Appeal. Repeal of Act No, S3 of 1961 No. 26 Justices of Appeul (Appointment) 1966 means

Section 1

In this Act the expression Justice of Appealone of the judges of the Court of Appeal, the number of whom Inay be prescribed by Parlianment under paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 79 of the Constitution.

Section 2

The number of Justices of Appeal shall be any numbernot exceeding five.

Section 3 — The Justices of Appcal Act, 1961, is hereby repealed

M,P. OPM. S23 Passed in the House of Representatives this 26th day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-six. S. V. WRIGHT, Clerk of the House of Represeniutives. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the House of Representatives and found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill. S. V. WRIGHT, Clerk of the House of Representatives

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