1984 Ed.]
Section
ERSITY
OF
UNIV
District Court
[CAP. 336
1
HONG
CHAPTER 336
DISTRICT COURT ORDINANCE*
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
✰ LIBRARY
LAW
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
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PART I
PRELIMINARY
PART II
THE DISTRICT Court
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3. Establishment of the District Court of Hong Kong, and general jurisdiction thereof
6
4. Constitution of the District Court
6
5. Qualifications for appointment as a District Judge
7
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6. Proceedings to be disposed of by a judge sitting alone
7
7. Deputy District Judges
8. Powers of a deputy District Judge
9. Jurisdiction in part-heard cases of magistrates appointed to be judges
9
10. Jurisdiction in part-heard cases of judges appointed to be Supreme Court Judges or High Court deputy judges
11. Judges to be justices of the peace ex officio
9
12. Distribution and disposal of business of the Court
9
13. Seal of the Court
14. Officer of the Court
15. Right of audience
16. Prohibition of proceedings in error
17. District Court Rules Committee
9
10
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PART III
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
18. Transfer of unclaimed moneys in Court
19. [Repealed]
20. Committal for contempt
* Notes:
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This Ordinance consolidates, as at 31 December 1972, provisions which previously appeared in the following Ordinances--
(1) District Court Ordinance (Cap. 5, 1970 Ed.)
(2) District Court (Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure) Ordinance (Cap. 336, 1970 Ed.)