4
5
for the Attorney General to join in the proceedings on behalf of the C only where Crown intervention is necessary. This is achieved by a req ment of service of documents to be prescribed by the Partition Rules on the Director of Buildings and Lands in the first instance, and making provision to enable the Attorney General to join as a party at any stage.
2. Clause 2 introduces an interpretation section which is con- sequential upon the amendments to the substantive law made by this Bill.
3. Clause 3 amends section 3–
(a) by removing the requirement for joining the Crown as a necessary
party; and
(b) by requiring notice of any addition of a party and notice of
judgment to be served on the Director of Buildings and Lands.
4.
Clause 4 introduces-
(a) a new section 3A which enables the Attorney General to join in the proceedings at any stage. Section 3A(2) restricts the requirement of service on the Director of Buildings and Lands to cases where the Attorney General is not a party and provides for service only on the Attorney General after being added as a party; and
(b) a new section 3B which enables the Director of Buildings and Lands to file a memorandum in Court which shall have the consequence of staying the proceedings for a period to be pre- scribed by the rules, in order to obtain time for the assessment of the effect on Crown interests.
5.
Clause 5 amends section 5 to require the party having the conduct of the proceedings to serve any order made under that section on the Director of Buildings and Lands.
6. Clause 6 confers on the Chief Justice power to make rules in respect of matters pertaining to procedure and other incidental matters.
7.
Clause 7 contains transitional provisions in respect of proceedings
pending at the time the amendments come into force.
8.
tions.
There are no Public Service staffing or public expenditure implica-
草案第2條制訂釋義條文,該條文因應本條例草案對原有條例所作實質
而制訂。
三、草案第3條修訂原有條例第3條,從而·
(a)
删除「政府得介入成為必須參與訴訟的當事人』這一規定;及
(b)
規定凡增加一名訴訟當事人時,以及凡當事人已獲法庭裁決時,均必須 通知屋宇地政署署長。
草案第4條-
四、
(a)
(b)
五
制訂新第3A條,以便律政司得在訴訟任何階段中介入成為當事人。第 3A(2)條規定,如果律政司並不是訴訟當事人,則文件祇須送達屋宇地 政署署長,但一旦律政司介入成為當事人時,則文件祇須送達律政司; 以及
制訂新第3B條,規定屋宇地政署署長可向法庭提交一份備忘錄,藉以 中止訴訟程序一段期限,該段期限由規則加以規定,以便當局有時間評 估該宗訴訟對政府權益的影響。
草案第5條修訂原有條例第5條條文,從而規定:任何提起訴訟當事 人,必須把根據本條規定而發出的任何法庭命令送達屋宇地政署署長。
六、 草案第6條賦予首席按察司權力,以便他能夠就程序及其他附帶事項制 定規則。
七、 草案第7條就本草案所修訂規定生效時仍待裁決的訴訟,訂列過渡性 條款。
八、 本條例草案對政府開支和人手需求方面都没有影響。
一九八七年土地分割(修訂)條例草案
摘要說明
本條例草案對土地分割條例作出修訂,主要目的在規定政府毋須在每一 宗土地分割訴訟中成爲「必須參與訴訟的當事人」,並規定律政司僅在政府認為須對 某宗訴訟加以干預時,才須代表政府參與訴訟。這些措施藉下述規定而達成,即 -規定在每宗土地分割訴訟開始時,當事人必須把土地分割規則所規定的有關文 件送達屋宇地政署署長,並規定律政司可以在訴訟的任何階段中介入成為訴訟當事 人。