SUPREME COURT (VACATIONS).
No. 5 of 1898.
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No. 5 of 1898.
For the establishment of Vacations in the Supreme Court.
[1st December, 1898.]
1. The Supreme Court (Vacations) Ordinance, 1898.
* Short title.
2. In this Ordinance, "Public Holiday" and "General Holiday" have the meanings respectively assigned to such expressions by the Holidays Ordinance, 1912.
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3. The following vacations shall be observed in each year in the Supreme Court and the offices connected therewith, namely, the Long Vacation, the Christmas Vacation, the Chinese New Year Vacation, and the Easter Vacation.
4. (1) The Long Vacation shall commence on 20th September and terminate on 17th October. The Christmas Vacation shall commence on 24th December and terminate on 1st January. The Chinese New Year Vacation shall commence on the first day of the Chinese New Year and terminate on the fifth day of such New Year. The Easter Vacation shall commence on Good Friday and terminate on the Thursday in Easter week.
Provided that, if the Chinese hereafter adopt the Gregorian Calendar, the Chinese New Year Vacation shall be abolished and the Christmas Vacation shall be extended and terminate on the third week-day in January.
(2) The days of the commencement and termination of each vacation shall be included in such vacation.
5. The Supreme Court and the offices connected therewith shall be open during vacation (except on general holidays and public holidays) for the purpose of holding the ordinary criminal sessions and any special criminal sessions and the transaction of all business incidental thereto, and also for the purpose of issuing writs and of transacting any business under the provisions of the next section.
6. The Court shall during vacation hear and determine all such applications as may require to be immediately or promptly heard, and all applications for summary judgment, and all actions or applications: Summary matters in the Summary Jurisdiction of the Court: Provided
*As amended by No. 1 of 1912.
†As amended by No. 5 of 1912.
§ As amended by No. 50 of 1911 and No. 5 of 1912.