Cap. 237 Art. 17Constitutional Court shall determine applications.

(1) As soon as may be after the service of the replies referred to in article 16(3), the Constitutional Court shall, unless it considers that such hearing is not required as the applications and replies are sufficiently clear and do not require further submissions, fix a date for the hearing of submissions on the applications made to in accordance with article 16, and shall cause to be published by the Registrar a notice in the Gazette stating the place, time and date where the hearing is to be held.

(2) The notice referred to in sub-article (1) shall be published not later tan ten days before the date of the hearing and not later than one month after the service of the replies.

(3) On the date of the hearing all the persons served with a reply shall have a right to be present and make further submissions in favour or against any application made in accordance with article