Superior Courts Act, 2013

Superior Courts Act, 2013
Parliament of South Africa
Long title Act to rationalise, consolidate and amend the laws relating to the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Appeal and the High Court of South Africa; to make provision for the administration of the judicial functions of all courts; to make provision for administrative and budgetary matters relating to the Superior Courts; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
Citation	Act No. 10 of 2013
Territorial extent	Republic of South Africa
Passed by	National Assembly
Passed	22 November 2012
Passed by	National Council of Provinces
Passed	14 May 2013
Assented to	12 August 2013
Commenced	23 August 2013
Administered by	Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Legislative history
First chamber: National Assembly
Bill title	Superior Courts Bill
Bill citation	B7—2011
Introduced by	Jeff Radebe, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
Introduced	2 June 2011
Related legislation
Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act of 2012
Status: In force

The Superior Courts Act, 2013 (Act No. 10 of 2013) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that restructured the court system. It reorganised the various High Courts into a single High Court of South Africa, with a division situated in each province, including two new divisions to serve Limpopo and Mpumalanga. It rationalised and consolidated the laws governing the superior courts (the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of Appeal and the High Court), and altered the administration and financial management of the courts. The act was signed into law on 12 August 2013,^[1] and came into force on 23 August.^[2] It is associated with the Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act of 2012, which makes corresponding necessary changes to the Constitution.