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Title.
ORDINANCE No. 11 of 1866.
Supreme Court Vacation.
No. 11 of 1866.
An Ordinance for altering the Time of the Vacation of the Supreme Court, and to provide for the granting of Interim Injunctions in case of the Absence or Illness of the Chief Justice.
[22nd August, 1866.]
Ordinance No. 8 of 1859 repealed.
No transaction of business by the Supreme Court, &c., between the 20th August and the 12th October.
Section 3 of Ordinance No. 3 of 1865 amended.
Provision for the granting of interim injunctions during the illness or absence of the Chief Justice.
Commencement of Ordinance.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :—
1. Ordinance No. 3 of 1859 is hereby repealed.
2. Except for the purpose of granting interim injunctions and dissolving the same, issuing writs, receiving petitions or completing any sessions, hearing, inquiry or trial actually commenced on or before the day next hereinafter mentioned, no business shall be transacted by the Supreme Court, or the offices connected therewith, from the evening of the twentieth day of August in each year until the morning of the twelfth day of October then next following.
3. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 3 of 1865 is hereby amended by substituting the word "September" for the word “October."
4. In case of the temporary absence or illness of the Chief Justice or of the person for the time being exercising that office, it shall be lawful for the Judge of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, or the person for the time being exercising that office, or in case of the temporary absence or illness of such last mentioned persons then for the Registrar of the Supreme Court, or the person for the time being exercising that office, to exercise all the powers possessed by the Chief Justice in relation to the granting of interim injunctions and dissolving the same: Provided that no interim injunction granted by the Chief Justice shall be dissolved under the powers herein contained.
5. This Ordinance shall come into force and take effect on such day as shall hereafter be fixed by proclamation under the hand of the Governor.
[In force from the 25th August 1866 under proclamation of the same date. Repealed by Ordinance No. 1 of 1869.]