Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Pitcairn (Court of Appeal) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 10th August 2012.

Interpretation

2. In this Order –

“the Constitution” means the Constitution set out in Schedule 2 to the Pitcairn Constitution Order 2010( 3 );

“the Court of Appeal” means the Court of Appeal for Pitcairn established by section 49(1) of the Constitution;

“the Governor” means the Governor of Pitcairn;

“Pitcairn” means Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands.

Appointments and acts of judges of Court of Appeal

3. The appointment of Justice Sir David Baragwanath, Justice Andrew McGechan and Justice Sir Bruce Robertson as judges of the Court of Appeal in purported exercise of the powers conferred on the Governor by section 52(1) of the Constitution shall for all purposes whatsoever be deemed to have been made validly, and all acts and things done by the said judges before the commencement of this Order in purported exercise of the functions of the office of judge of the Court of Appeal shall accordingly be deemed to have been validly and effectively done.