(4) 6 of 2001 The President may, by Order published in the Gazette and made with the approval of the National Assembly, at any time after the coming into force of the Constitution make such provision as may appear necessary for repealing, modifying, adding to or adapting any existing law for bringing it into accord with the provisions of this Constitution. The Court (7) (1)The High Court established by this Constitution shall be the successor of the existing Supreme Court (a) Proceedings commenced in the existing Supreme Court may be continued before the same judge in the High Court without any break and (b) After the coming into force of this Constitution, the judgements, decrees and orders of the existing Supreme Court shall continue in force and shall be given effect as if they were the judgments, decrees or orders of the High Court. (2) (3) The existing Court of Appeal shall be deemed to have been established by this Constitution. Until the Supreme Court is established in accordance with this Constitution(a) the jurisdiction and powers of the Supreme Court under section 127 shall be exercised by the court of Appeal; and (b) appeals shall continue to lie to the judicial Committee of the Privy Council according to the existing law, and where any appeal, or petition for special leave to appeal, is entered with the Privy Council before the establishment of the Supreme Court, the proceedings may continue, and effect shall be given to any judgment or order of the judicial Committee in such proceedings, according to the existing law. (4) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, where any proceedings have been commenced before the coming into force of this Constitution in any existing court, they may be continued and concluded before the corresponding court as established or recognised by this Constitution, and judgments, decrees and orders of any existing court shall be given effect as the judgment, decrees and orders of such corresponding court.

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