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Court of Appeal Act (No. 44 of 1971) - Sect 20

Saving of the jurisdiction of Her Majesty in Council

20.
(1) Nothing contained in section 19 shall, affect the jurisdiction of Her Majesty in Council to dispose of-
(a) any appeal or petition on which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has before the appointed date delivered judgment or, as the case may be, reported to Her Majesty, but which has not been determined by an Order in Council of Her Majesty; or
(b) any appeal or petition on which the Judicial Committee has, after hearing the parties, reserved judgment.
(2) Any Order of Her Majesty in Council made on an appeal or petition on and after the appointed date, shall for all purposes, have effect as if it were a judgment of the Appellate Court delivered in the exercise of the jurisdiction conferred by this Act.


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