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(2) A presiding officer of the Tribunal appointed under sub-section (1) to act as the deputy of the President may exercise the powers and perform the duties of the President during the period of his appointment.
(Amended, 49 of 1982, s. 5)
6. (1) If the President is precluded by illness, absence from Hong Kong or any other cause from exercising his functions as the president of the Tribunal, the Chief Justice may appoint any presiding officer to act as the president of the Tribunal for such period as the Chief Justice may specify. (Amended, 49 of 1982, s. 6)
(2) [Deleted, 49 of 1982, s. 6]
Acting appointments of President.
7.
[Repealed, 49 of 1982, s. 7]
7A. (1) There shall be attached to the Tribunal a registrar and such number of deputy registrars, assistant registrars, bailiffs, clerks, interpreters and other officers as the Governor may consider necessary.
(2) In addition to the powers and duties conferred or imposed by or under this Ordinance or any other enactment, the registrar, any deputy registrar, assistant registrar, bailiff, clerk, interpreter and other officer attached to the Tribunal may exercise such powers and perform such duties, insofar as the same are applicable to the business of the Tribunal, as those respectively exercised or performed by the registrar, deputy registrar, assistant registrar, bailiff, clerk, interpreter or other officer attached to the Supreme Court.
(3) Any act which by or under this Ordinance or any other enactment is required or authorized to be done by the registrar may be performed by a deputy registrar or assistant registrar of the Tribunal and any process of the Tribunal may be executed by any bailiff thereof notwithstanding that it may have been directed personally to some other bailiff.
(Added, 21 of 1977, s. 3)
7B. (1) No action shall be brought against the registrar for- (a) any act done or omitted to be done by any bailiff without directions from the registrar; or
(b) any directions given to any bailiff with regard to the execution or non-execution of process if -
(i) such directions are in accordance with an order from the Tribunal under section 7C; and
(ii) no material fact is wilfully misrepresented or suppressed by the registrar.
(2) In this section and in section 7C-
"registrar" includes a deputy registrar and assistant registrar.
(Added, 21 of 1977, s. 3)
Officers of the Tribunal.
Protection of registrar.
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