Constitutional Court Complementary Act, 1995 (Act No. 13 of 1995)13. Appointment of Deputy President of Court |
| 1) | The President of the Republic shall, at the request of the President of the Court, appoint a Deputy President of the Court from among the members of the Court. |
| 2) | A Deputy President of the Court may be appointed as a member of the Court for the duration of his or her term of office or for such lesser period as the President of the Republic may determine. |
| 3) | A Deputy President of the Court shall- |
| a) | in the absence of the President of the Court, and if an Acting President of the Court has not been appointed in terms of section 99(8) of the Constitution, perform the functions of the President of the Court during the latter's absence; and |
| b) | perform such other functions of the President of the Court as the latter may assign to him or her. |