enacted by the Parliament of South Africa

“ The President may appoint a woman or man to [be] serve as an acting Deputy Chief Justice or judge of the Constitutional Court if there is a vacancy in any of those offices, or if [a judge] the person holding such an office is absent. The appointment must be made on the recommendation of the Cabinet member responsible for the administration of justice acting with the concurrence of the Chief Justice, and an appointment as acting Deputy Chief Justice must be made from the ranks of the judges who had been appointed to the Constitutional Court in terms of section 174 (4) . ”

“ The Supreme Court of Appeal, [a] the High Court of South Africa or a court of similar status may make an order concerning the constitutional validity of an Act of Parliament, a provincial Act or any conduct of the President, but an order of constitutional invalidity has no force unless it is confirmed by the Constitutional Court.”.
Substitution of section 173 of Constitution
8. The following section is hereby substituted for section 173 of the Constitution:
“Inherent power
173. ”

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