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The Presidency, Media Statement, 23 August 2013 President Zuma Brings Apex Court Legislation into Operation President Jacob Zuma has signed the proclamation to bring into operation the Constitution Seventeen Amendment Act and the Superior Courts Act. Both laws come into operation today, Friday, 23 August 2013. "The coming into operation of the Constitution Seventeen Amendment Act is of fundamental importance to our democracy as it entrenches our highest court in the land as the upper guardian of our Constitution and the rule of law. The 11 judges of Apex Court in the land have the enormous responsibility of not only guiding other courts in South Africa but also of ensuring that the laws passed by our democratic Parliament are in line with the Constitution,'' President Zuma said. The Constitution Seventeen Amendment Act is implemented with Superior Courts Act which today repeals the old-order Supreme Court Act of 1959 which regulated the High Courts. "The Superior Courts Act provides a workable framework to increase the capacity of the courts, improve court management and reorganise judicial boundaries to promote access to justice. Through this Act more circuit High Courts will be established to ensure that High Courts are more accessible to the communities within their close proximity," President Zuma added. "The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development oversees the implementation of these Acts in liaison with the Chief Justice of the Republic and the entire judiciary to ensure a smooth transition," President Zuma concluded. Issued by: The Presidency Pretoria Enquiries: Mac Maharaj on 079 879 3203 or [email protected]. -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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