--(1) There shall be three terms, namely-
----(a) the first term which begins-
--------(i) in the case of the Court of Appeal, on the 11th January; and
--------(ii) in the case of the High Court on the 3rd January,
and ends on the Thursday before Easter;
----(b) the second term which begins on the Monday following Easter Monday and ends on the 31st July; and
----(c) the third term which begins on the 1st September and ends-
--------(i) in the case of the Court of Appeal on the 21st December; and
--------(ii) in the case of the High Court on the 19th December,
--such dates are inclusive.
--(2) Accordingly the vacations are as follows:
----(a) the long vacation which begins on 1st August and ends on 31st August;
----(b) first short vacation which-
--------(i) in the case of the Court of Appeal begins on the 22nd December and ends on the 10th January; and
--------(ii) in the case of the High Court begins on the 20th December and ends on the 2nd January; and
----(c) the second short vacation which begins on Good Friday and ends on the Sunday following Easter Monday,
--such dates are inclusive.
Notes
Amended by Legal Notice 128 of 2022.
The shortening of the long vacation takes effect from August 1st 2023.
A calendar tool reflecting critical dates in the administration of the Civil Section of the Supreme Court of Judicature is available here.