CCT16/95

[1996] ZACC 19

1996 (11) BCLR 1439 (CC)

1997 (1) SA 585 (CC)

O’Regan J

29 August 1995, 16 May 1996

12 September 1996

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12144/1995

Adjudication of a referral to the Constitutional Court by the High Court regarding the constitutionality of certain sections of Act 93 of 1989, referral held to be incompetent.

Article 46(a)(ii) and article 47(a) of the schedule to the Multilateral Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund Act, 93 of 1989 not unconstitutional. Referral in terms of s102(1) incompetent because issue not decisive of the case. All rights vested before the Constitution came into force. No exceptional circumstances exist for retrospective application of Constitution. Application for direct access dismissed. Maj: O'Regan J (unanimous).