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No. 5 of 1898.
Validity of act done in vacation.
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Filing of pleading in vacation.
Vacation not included in
computation† of time.
SUPREME COURT (VACATIONS).
always that the hearing of any action or matter in the Summary Jurisdiction of the Court may be adjourned over vacation, on reasonable cause being shown to the satisfaction of the Court.
7. Every act, matter, or thing done in vacation shall be as valid to all intents and purposes as if done out of vacation.
8. No pleading shall be filed during vacation except by order of a Judge under special circumstances.
9. Where by any enactment regulating civil procedure, or by any computation† or special order of the Court, any limited time, not exceeding one month, is appointed or allowed for the doing of any act or the taking of any proceeding, no days included in a vacation shall be reckoned in the computation of such time, unless the Court otherwise directs.
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Vacation Judge;
office hours.
Power to
10. During vacation there shall be at least one Judge in the Colony, and the offices of the Supreme Court shall be open daily, except on general holidays and public holidays, for such time as the Court may direct.
11. The periods of vacation may be varied, and provision may be made for the conduct of the business of the Court during vacation, and to regulate business.
by general rules or orders of Court to be made by the Chief Justice, subject to the approval of the Legislative Council, and published in the Gazette in the manner prescribed by the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873 (No. 3 of 1873).
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No. 6 of 1898, repealed by No. 40 of 1909.
No. 7 of 1898, repealed by No. 43 of 1912.
No. 8 of 1898, repealed by No. 9 of 1911.
* As amended by No. 43 of 1912. † As amended by No. 2 of 1912.
$ As amended by No. 5 of 1912.
‡ As amended by No. 50 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.