THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZEITE, OCTOBER 13, 1933.
appear on the day and at the hour named in the summons, the Court may consider and deal with the application in a summary way, and make such order as may be just.
42. A summons may be taken out by a party or at the discretion of the Registrar by any other person having or claiming the right to be heard in the cause or matter.
43. Any Appeal from any order or decision of a Registrar may be made to a Judge by summons issued within five days of the order or decision complained of and returnable on the first day on which summonses are heard after this period has elapsed, but such Appeal shall not act as a stay unless so ordered by a Judge.
Petition for Reversal of Decree of Judicial Separation.
44. A Petition to the Court for the reversal of a decree of Judicial Separation must set out the grounds on which the Petitioner relies.
45. Before such a Petition can be filed an Appearance on behalf of the party praying for a reversal of the decree of Judicial Separation must be entered in the cause in which the decree has been pronounced, leave to enter such Appearance being first obtained upon summons,
46. A certified copy of such Petition, under seal of the Court, shall be served personally, or as the Court may direct, upon the party in the cause in whose favour the decree has been made, who may within fourteen days file in the Registry an Answer thereto and shall forthwith deliver a copy of such Answer to the other party in the cause or to the solicitor of such party
47. All subsequent pleadings and proceedings arising from such Petition and Answer shall be filed and carried on in the same manner as before directed in respect of an original Petition and Answer thereto so far as such directions are applicable
Showing Cause against a Decree Nisi.
48.—(1) (a) When the Attorney General desires to show cause against making absolute a decree nisi he shall enter an appearance in the cause in which such decree nisi has been pronounced and shall within fourteen days after entering ap- pearance file his plea in the registry setting forth the grounds upon which he desires to show cause as aforesaid and shall within four days thereafter deliver a copy thereof to the party in whose favour such decree has been pronounced, or to the solicitor of such party.
(b) Where such plea alleges a Petitioner's adultery with any named woman the Attorney General shall deliver to each such woman personally, or as the Court may direct, a copy of his plea omitting such part thereof as contains any allegation in which the woman so served is not named, and such copy shall be indorsed with the notice in Form No. 4 in the First Schedule, so far as applicable; such delivery and notice may only be dispensed with by order of a Judge on summons for cause shown; proof of such delivery must, unless the court shall otherwise direct, be by affidavit to which a copy of the plea,
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