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							THE FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOURTH</span></b></h3>
							<h1><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt">ACT</span></h1>
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							<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">OF THE 
							PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></b></p>
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							ENTITLED</span></b></p>
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							&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">THE 
							COURTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1993</span></b></p>
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							<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">AN ACT 
							to amend the Courts Act, 1993 (Act 459).</span></p>
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							<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">DATE 
							OF ASSENT: <i>30th December, </i>1993</span></p>
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							<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">BE IT 
							ENACTED</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial"> 
							by Parliament as follows- </span></p>
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							<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">1. (1) 
							Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the 
							Jurisdiction Courts Act, the Circuit Court 
							established under the Courts Act, 1993 by Circuit 
							(Act 459) shall in addition to its jurisdiction in 
							civil matters have Court. and exercise the 
							jurisdiction in criminal matters conferred on the 
							Circuit Tribunal under section 44 (1) and (2) of the 
							Courts Act, 1993 (Act 459). </span></p>
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							(2) The Circuit Court shall in the exercise of its 
							jurisdiction under subsection (1) of this section, 
							have all the powers vested in the Circuit Court in 
							existence immediately before the coming into &quot; force 
							of the Courts Act, 1993 (Act 459) in respect of 
							criminal matters. </span></p>
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							<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp; 2. A 
							person aggrieved by a decision or order of the 
							Circuit Court Appeals </span></p>
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							<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;<i>(a)</i> 
							in a civil matter appeal to the Court of Appeal; and 
							Court.</span></p>
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0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">&nbsp;<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;<i>(b)
							</i>in a criminal matter appeal to the High Court on 
							a question of law or fact against the acquittal, 
							conviction or sentence other than a sentence fixed 
							by law. </span></p>
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							<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
							3. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in 
							the Courts Act, 1993 (Act 459), the District Court 
							Grade I in existence immediately before the coming 
							into force of the said Act shall have and exercise 
							the jurisdiction conferred on the Community 
							Tribunals under sections 47 and 48 of the Courts 
							Act, 1993. </span></p>
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							<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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							<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
							4. (1) A person aggrieved by a judgment, decision or 
							order of the </span></p>
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							District Court in a civil cause or matter may appeal 
							to the High Court against the judgment, decision or 
							order. </span></p>
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							<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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							<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
							(2) The prosecution or a person convicted of an 
							offence by a District Court may appeal to the High 
							Court on a question of law or fact against the 
							acquittal, conviction or sentence other than a 
							sentence fixed by law.</span></p>
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							<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial">.5. 
							The Courts Act, 1993 <i>{Act </i>459) shall apply 
							subject to such modification as may&nbsp; be necessary to 
							give effect to this Act. ,</span></p>
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