Provided that no judge shall be selected under this paragraph unless he or she is qualified to be appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court. (2) The Supreme Court shall be constituted by an uneven number of not less than five judges of the Court. Provided that a single judge of the Court may exercise the powers of the Court in any inter-locutory matter, which may be subject to a fresh application to a bench of five judges of the Court. Jurisdiction of 126 Supreme Court (3) The Chief Justice shall preside at sittings of the Court. In his or her absence, the most senior of the other judges of the Court shall preside. (4) The supreme Court may sit at any place in The Gambia appointed by the Chief Justice. (1) The supreme Court shall be the final court of appeal for The Gambia and shall have such appellate and other jurisdiction as may be conferred on it by this Constitution or any other law Provided that the Supreme Court shall not have original jurisdiction in respect of any criminal matter. Original jurisdiction 127 (2) The Supreme Court may depart from a previous decision when it appears to it right to do so; and all other courts shall be bound to follow the decisions of the Supreme Court on a matter of law. (3) For the purpose of the hearing and determination of any matter within its jurisdiction, the Supreme Court shall have all the powers conferred by law on any other court established by this Constitution or any other law. (1) The Supreme Court shall have an exclusive original jurisdiction (a) (b) for the interpretation or enforcement of any provision of this Constitution other than any provision of sections 18 to 33 or section 36 (5) ( which relate to fundamental rights and freedoms); on any question whether any law was made in excess of the powers conferred by this