Amendment of section 3.
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(d) by inserting, after the definition of "judgment", the following-
""Justice of Appeal” includes a judge of the High Court sitt
as an additional judge of the Court of Appeal under section 5(2);";
(e) by deleting the definition of “land" and substituting the following—
""land" includes-
(a) land covered by water;
(b) any estate, right, interest or easement in or over any
land; and
(c) things attached to land or permanently fastened to
anything attached to land;";
(ƒ) by inserting, after the definition of “land”, the following-- ‘“Master” has the meaning given to it by section 37;”.
3. Section 3(1) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "Judicature" and substituting the following-
Amendment of section 4.
4.
Amendment of section 5.
“Hong Kong”.
Section 4 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) by deleting "and" at the end of paragraph (a);
(ii) by deleting the full stop at the end of paragraph (b) and substituting the following—
"; and"; and
(iii) by inserting, after paragraph (b), the following
"(c) such deputy judges as the Chief Justice may appoint.”;
and
(b) by deleting subsection (3).
5. Section 5 of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting, after subsection (1), the following—
"(1A) The Chief Justice may appoint one or more of the Justices of Appeal as vice-presidents of the Court of Appeal.".
Amendment of section 7.
6.
Section 7(1) of the principal Ordinance is amended- (a) by inserting, after paragraph (a), the following
"(aa) the vice-presidents of the Court of Appeal who among themselves shall rank according to the priority of their respective appointments as vice-presidents;"; and
(b) in paragraph (b), by inserting, after "Appeal", the following—
"(other than vice-presidents)".
Amendment of section 8.
7.
Section 8 of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting, after "person", in each place where it occurs, the following-
", who is eligible to be appointed to be a judge of the Supreme Court under section 9,".
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8. Section 12(4) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting Amendment of England by the Lord Chancellor and judges of the Supreme Court of section 12. licature in England under the Mental Health Act 1959" and substituting the following-
(1983 c. 20.)
9.
"in England and Wales by the Lord Chancellor and nominated judges of the Supreme Court of England and Wales under Part VII of the Mental Health Act 1983 and in relation to such jurisdiction the rules of procedure made under that Part shall apply".
Section 13 of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting, Amendment of after subsection (3), the following-
1981 c. 54,
"(4) For the purposes of and incidental to—
s. 15.
(a) the hearing and determination of any appeal to the
Court of Appeal; and
(b) the amendment, execution and enforcement of any
judgment or order made on such an appeal,
the Court of Appeal shall have all the authority and jurisdic- tion of the court or tribunal from which the appeal was brought.
(5) Any provision in this or any other Ordinance which authorizes or requires the taking of any steps for the execu- tion or enforcement of a judgment or order of the High Court applies in relation to a judgment or order of the Court of Appeal as it applies in relation to a judgment or order of the High Court.".
10. Section 14 of the principal Ordinance is amended—
(a) by deleting subsection (2);
(b) in subsection (3)—
1981 c. 54, s. 18.
(Cap. 341.)
(i) by deleting paragraph (b); and
(ii) by deleting paragraph (e) and substituting the following---
"(e) without the leave of the court or tribunal in question or of the Court of Appeal, from an order of the High Court or any other court or tribunal made with the consent of the parties or relating only to costs which are by law left to the discretion of the court or tribunal;
(ea) except as provided by the Arbitration Ordinance,
from any decision of the High Court-
(i) on an appeal under section 23 of that Ordin- ance on a question of law arising out of an arbitra- tion award; or
(ii) under section 23A of that Ordinance on a question of law arising in the course of a reference;"; and
section 13.
Amendment of section 14.