50 tal-1994

L.N . .51 of ItN

CODE OF ORGANIZATION AA'D CIVIL PROCEDURE

(CAP. U)

Cwrt of /4.ppaaI ~ ofaw.~) Onkr. 1994

IN virtllC of the powers conferred by SUbsectKln (2) of section 41 of

the CoOe of Orpniution and Civil Procedure, the President of "13lll

has made the following Order: -

I. This Order may be cited as the Court of Appeal

(Determination ofOJambers) Order. 1994, and shall come into force on

29th April. 1994.

L-gf\add la' Sezzjonijicl fil·Ooni la' '-Appell iklln ta' Inejn .

Dawn is-Sezz;onijic\ gllandllom jissejjhu rispen;vamcnl bhala I·Oon;

la' I-Appell (L-Ewwel Sezzjoni) u l-Oom la' l·AppeU (It-Toen;

Sezzjoni).

Tbe number of Chambers of the Court of Appeal shaH be two.

Sucb Chambers shall be designated respectively as the Court of Appeal

(First Chamber) and the Court of Appeal (Second Chamber).

J. (I) All C8uscsand all other matten pending before the Court

of Appeal and appointed for heari ng before the commencement of this -~'"

Order shall. unless otherwise provided in the rules to be made under

section 29 of the Code of Organiution and Civil PrlXedure in "' .... o.dcf.

accordance with subsection (3) of section 41 of the said Code. be dealt

with by the Court of Appeal (First Chamber).

(2) Unless o therwise provided for in the rules referred to in

paragraph (1) of this artide of this Order, and until any further

arrangements are made in respect thereof. the causes pending before

the Court of Appeal before the commencement of this Order and which

have been assigned speciaUy to Judges wbrogated to sit in that court,

shall remain so assigned as if Iu<:h J udges had been subrogated to $it in

the Court of Appeal (Fint Chamber).

<I) O. wk il-kawti u pro6edimenti oh ra I; kicRu pendent;

quddicm i'·Qoni 11' '-Appel! u I; kienu ~w imqcghda f\lq il·list. ghas-

Yniegh qabel id-dhul fis-&ehh ta' din J·Ordni ghandhom , kemm -il darb.

rn. ii~ prQvdUI mod ichor fir-rcgoli li gband!K)m isiru bis-sabha ta' 1-

artikolu 29 taI-Koditi ta' Organizzav:joni u Protedura Civili skond is-

subartikolu (3) ta' I-artileolu 41 ta' l-imsemmi Koditi, ji*u trallali mill-

Oorti ta'l-Appe ll (L-E_e l Sezzjoni).

(2) Ke mm,il dam. ma jip provdut mod iebo r fir-rcgoli

mKmmija fil-paragrafu (I ) ta' dan I-artikolu la' din I,Ordni, u ukernm

rna jsinu: arrangamen li oI'Ira dwar dan , il-ltawti pendenti quddiem il-

Oom t. ' I-Appell qabel id-dhul fis-se bb la' din I-Ordni u li iew a5Senjati

b'mod spetiali Iil lmhallfin Ii kienu *ewsurropti biexjoqogl'ldu rdik il-

qorti. gI'Iand!K)rn jibqghu llek k I155enjati daqslikie ku dawk l-Imllallfin

kienu *ew surrogatrbiex joqogl'ldu fil-Oorti la' I-AppeU (L-E_el

Settjoni).

4, (I) Met. xi wiclled rnill-imllal1fin l-ohr. minbarra I-Prim

Imhllef, Ii joqogbdu fil-Coni la' l-AppcU (L-Ewwel Sezzjoni);ew fil- ~ou."":7'

Oom ta' I-Appcll ( It-Tieni Sezzjoni) skond iI- kat, jast.ieni;ew inke lla ScZljooo;.

jigi rikutal u jattclta dik ir-rikuta , dik il-kawta fejn thn suet dik 1-

astensjoni;ew rikuta gl\aodha tinstama mill-Oorti 1l' l-Appell (It-Tieni

Sezzjoni) ;ew mill-Qorti la' I-Appc:U (L-Ewwel Se:ajoni)

rispettivament ,

(2) Mela I-Prim 1mballef jigi rikuial rkawta li thn qegl'lda

linslam. quddiem il-Oorl; ta' l-Appell (L-E_eI Sezzjoni) , u r-rikuta

tiillWtettata, jew huwa jasljeni ,I-iklar imhalld anzjan (minbarra I-Prim

Imhallef) li jkun joqgI'Iod fil ·Qorti ta' I.AppeU ( It -Tieni Sezzjoni)

gband ... bis-&ahIla la' dan il-paragratu jig; RUTOgat mlnllok [1·Prim

Imhallef lil -Ooni la ' ]-AppeU (L-E_el Se12joni) ubiex jisma dik [1-

kawta.

(3) Meta I- Prim ImbaUef jiti ri kuial nawU ~ tkun qegl'lda

tiMullna quddiem il·QorIi ta' I-Appell ( L-Ewwd Sczz)oni). u r-rikutl

tig; KOc:IUU, jew hLIWa jastjeni, I-ittar imballef anzjan (minbarra I-Prim

Imhallef) It jlmn joqghod fil·Qorti la ' I-AppeU (L-E_el Sez:zjoni)

gbandu bis-5aMa la' dan il-paragrafu jiti surrogat minflok il·Prim

Imhallef lil-Oorti ta' ]·Appell (It-Tienl Se12joni) sabie~ jisma dik il·

kawta .

(4) Met .. minkejja d-dispotittjonijiet laI-paragr1lfi ( 1) sa (3)

la' daD .-.n ito!u il-kawta ma Ikun list. ' tiMlama minn ebda wahda mit-

tewg Seujonijicl, id·dispotiz:zjonijicl tal -paragrafu (c) t.s-subartikolu

(4) la' ]-artikolu 41 tBI-Koditi la' Organizzazzjoni u PTOCcdura Civi li

ghandhom ikun u japplikaw.

(I) WMre one of the judges other than the Chief Justice ,

sitting in the COUrt of Appeal (First Chamber) or the Court of Appeal

(Second Chamber) lIS the case may be, abstains or is otherwi$e JoodI<

challenF and the challenge is amcpted. the case in which su<:h

abstenllon or challenge takes place shall be heard by the Court of

Appeal (Second Chamber) or the Court of Appeal (First Chambe r)

respectively.

(2) Where in a case being heard before the Court of Appeal

(First Chamber) the Chief Justicc is challenged , and the challenge is

accepted, or abitains, the senior judge (olher than the Chief Jwtice)

sitting in the Court of Appeal (Second Chamber) shall by virtue of this

paragraph be subrogated for the Chief Justice in the Court of Appeal

(First Chambe r) for the hearing of that case.

(3) Where in a case being heard before the Court of Appeal

(Second Chamber) the Chi ef Justice is challenged, and the challenge is

ao;:epted, or abstains. the senior judge (other than the Chief Justice)

sitting in the Court of .."ppeal (First Chamber) shall by virtue of this

paragraph be subrogated for the Chief Justice in the Court of Appeal

(Second Chambe r) for the hearing a rlha! case.

(4) When: notwitmtanding the provisions of paragraplu (I )

10 (3) of this al1i<:1e the case may not be heard by anyoftbc Q.ambers,

the provisions of paragrapb (c) of subsection (4) of section 41 of the

Code of Organiution and Civil Procedure shaJlapply.