WHEREAS sections 97 up to and including 100 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act No. 200 of 1993), provide for the establishment of a Constitutional Court; the appointment of a President of the Court; the jurisdiction of the Court; and the composition of, and appointment of judges of, the Court and the engagement thereof;

AND WHEREAS the Constitution provides that the Constitutional Court shall have jurisdiction in the Republic as court of final instance over all matters relating to the interpretation, protection and enforcement of the provisions of the Constitution;

AND WHEREAS the establishment of the Constitutional Court necessitates certain ancillary provisions pertaining to the nature, powers and administrative functioning of that Court;

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows-