6

7

Miscellaneous

amendments.

(e) in section 36-

(i) by deleting "section 28" and substituting the following--

"sections 28 and 29A”; and

(ii) by deleting "section 29" and substituting the following-

"sections 29 and 29B".

PART IV

MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS

11. The Ordinances mentioned in column 1 of the Third Schedule are amended in the provisions mentioned in column 2 by deleting the Third Schedule. Words mentioned in column 3 and substituting the words mentioned in

1

Ordinance

1.

Landlord and

Section 43(1)

Tenant

(Consolida-

tion)

Ordinance.

column 4.

2.

Estate Duty Ordinance.

Section 14(1)

PART V

GENERAL

Section 19(2)

"$20,000"

Transitional provisions.

(Cap. 336.)

12. (1) Where a cause or matter commenced in the High Court before the coming into operation of sections 2(1) and 3 is brought within the jurisdiction of the District Court by the operation of those sections, the High Court may transfer the cause or matter to the District Court.

(2) Where an action or matter commenced in the District Court before the coming into operation of sections 2(1) and 3 is brought within the jurisdiction of the District Court by the operation of those sections, the District Court may refuse to make an order under section 39(1) of the District Court Ordinance.

3.

4. Rating

5. Legal

Practitioners Ordinance.

Inland Revenue Ordinance.

Section 75(2)

SECOND SCHEDULE

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO FINANCIAL LIMITS OF JURISDICTION

2

Provision amended

3

Deletion

Substitution

(s. 3.]

"of $15,000" ["mentioned in section 35 (Cap. 7.)

of the District Court Ordinance".

“of $20,000" ["mentioned in section 33 (Cap. 111.) of the District Court Ordinance".

"the sum mentioned in

section 33 of the District Court Ordinance".

"of $20,000" "mentioned in section 33 (Cap. 112.) of the District Court Ordinance".

Section 33

"$20,000"

Ordinance.

"the sum mentioned in section 33 of the District Court Ordinance".

(Cap. 116.)

Section 61(3)(b) “$20,000" and (c)

"the sum mentioned in section 32 of the District Court Ordinance".

(Cap. 159.)

FIRST SCHEDULE

[s. 2.]

AMENDMENTS TO FINANCIAL LIMITS OF JURISDICTION

6. Employees'

Compensation Qrdinance.

Section 21(2)

“$10,000"

"the sum mentioned in section 33 of the District Court Ordinance”.

(Cap. 282.)

7.

Partition Ordinance.

Section 9

“$5,000"

"the sum mentioned in section 35 of the District Court Ordinance”.

(Cap. 352.)

2

3

Provision

Ordinance

Deletion

4

Substitution

amended

(Cap. 111.)

1.

Estate Duty Ordinance.

Section 22(1B)

"$100,000"

"$200,000".

(Cap. 336.)

2..

District Court Ordinance.

Sections:

"twenty

"$40,000".

32(1) and (2)

thousand dollars”

THIRD SCHEDULE

(s. 11.]

33(1)

34(1)

MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS

37(1)

41

52(1)(a) and (d)

1

Ordinance

Sections:

35

"fifteen thousand | "$30,000". dollars"

2 Provision. amended

3

Deletion

36

1.

Supreme Section

37(3)

52(1)(c)

Court 34(2) Ordin-

or judgment"

69(3)

ance.

(Cap. 338.)

3. Small Claims

Tribunal

Ordinance.

Sections: 9(1) 10(3)

"$3,000"

"$5,000".

"appeal against an interlocutory order

Substitution

"appeal-

(a) against

sentence only under sections 83G and 83H of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance; or

(Cap. 4.)

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