South Africa Act, 1909/1955-07-06

as amended by

Exchequer and Audit Act, No. 21 of 1911

Appellate Division Act, No. 12 of 1920

South Africa Act, 1909, Amendment Act, No. 9 of 1925

South Africa Act, 1909, Further Amendment Act, No. 34 of 1925

Local Government (Provincial Powers) Act, No. 1 of 1926

Electoral Act, 1918, Amendment Act, No. 11 of 1926

Criminal and Magistrates’ Courts Procedure (Amendment) Act, No. 39 of 1926

Payment of Members of Parliament Act, No. 51 of 1926

Administration of Justice (Further Amendment) Act, No. 11 of 1927

Rhodesia Appeals Act, No. 18 of 1931

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 17 of 1933

Financial Adjustments Act, No. 29 of 1933

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 45 of 1934

Status of the Union Act, No. 69 of 1934

Census Amendment Act, No. 5 of 1935

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 43 of 1935

General Law Amendment Act, No. 46 of 1935

Representation of Natives Act, No. 12 of 1936

Electoral Quota Act, No. 21 of 1937

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 13 of 1938

Constitution (Prevention of Disabilities) Act, No. 19 of 1940

Electoral Laws Amendment Act, No. 20 of 1940

Judges’ Act, No. 41 of 1941

Electoral Quota Consolidation Act, No. 30 of 1942

Financial Relations Consolidation and Amendment Act, No. 38 of 1945

Electoral Laws Amendment Act, No. 10 of 1946

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 21 of 1946

Provincial Powers Extension Act, No. 41 of 1947

Powers and Privileges of Provincial Councils Act, No. 16 of 1948

Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, No. 37 of 1948

Deputy-Administrators Act, No. 2 of 1949

Privy Council Appeals Act, No. 16 of 1950

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 39 of 1950

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 66 of 1951

General Law Amendment Act, No. 32 of 1952

Electoral Laws Amendment Act, No. 55 of 1952

Bantu Education Act, No. 47 of 1953

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 20 of 1954

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 9 of 1955

Senate Act, No. 53 of 1955

General Law Amendment Act, No. 62 of 1955

103. (1) In every civil case in which, according to the law in force at the establishment of the Union, an appeal might have been made to the Supreme Court of any of the Colonies from a Superior Court in any of the Colonies, the appeal shall be made only to the Appellate Division, except in cases of orders or judgments given by a single judge, upon applications by way of motion or petition or on summons for provisional sentence or judgments as to costs only, which by law are left to the discretion of the court. The appeal from any such orders or judgments shall be made to the provincial division corresponding to the court which before the establishment of the Union would have had jurisdiction in the matter: Provided that the appeal from any such orders or judgments given by a single judge of the Eastern Districts Local Division shall be made to that Local Division. There shall be no further appeal against any judgment given on appeal by such provincial or local division except to the Appellate Division, and then only if such provincial or local division shall have given special leave to appeal: Provided that if such provincial or local division shall have refused special leave to appeal, the Appellate Division may, on application being made thereto, grant such special leave and may vary any order as to costs made by such provincial or local division in refusing such special leave.

(2) If any court grants special leave to appeal under the provisions of sub-section (1) the court may order the appellant to find security for the costs of appeal in such an amount as may be fixed by such court and may fix the time within which such security shall be found.