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and for that Court as are by this Order and any Rules of Court imposed or conferred upon the Registrar and Marshal respec- tively, and any person so appointed shall perform such duties and exercise such powers accordingly.
(8) Every Provincial Court shall have a seal bearing its style and such device as the Secretary of State from time to time directs; but where such a seal is not provided, the seal of the Consular officer holding the Court may be used.
(iii) Jurisdiction of Courts.
25. The Supreme Court, and each Provincial Court shall, in the exercise of every part of its jurisdiction, be a Court of Record. 26. All His Majesty's jurisdiction, civil and criminal, includ- ing any jurisdiction by this Order conferred expressly on a Pro- vincial Court, shall for and within the district of the Consulate of Shanghai be vested exclusively in the Supreme Court as its ordinary original jurisdiction.
27. All His Majesty's jurisdiction, civil and criminal, not under this Order vested exclusively in the Supreme Court, shall to the extent and in the manner provided by this Order be vested in the Provincial Courts.
28. The Supreme Court shall have in all matters, civil and criminal, an original jurisdiction, concurrent with the jurisdic- tion of the several Provincial Courts, to be exercised subject and according to the provisions of this Order.
29. (1) The Registrar shall, subject to any directions of the Judge, hold preliminary examinations, and shall hear and deter mine such criminal cases in that Court as are not, under this Order, required to be heard and determined on a charge.
(2) The Registrar shall also have authority to hear and determine such civil actions as may be assigned to him by the Judge, but actions which under this Order are required or directed to be heard with a jury or assessors shall not be so assigned.
(3) For the purposes of this Article the Registrar shall exer- cise all the powers and jurisdiction of a Provincial Court, and the provisions of this Order with respect to appeal and reserved case in criminal matters and to appeal in civil matters shall apply accordingly.
30.-(1) Where any case, civil or criminal, commenced in a Provincial Court appears to that Court to be beyond its jurisdic- tion, or to be one which for any other reason ought to be tried in the Supreme Court, the Provincial Court shall report the case to the Supreme Court for directions.
(2) The Supreme Court may of its own motion, or upon the report of a Provincial Court, or on the application of any party concerned, require any case, civil or criminal, pending in any Provincial Court, or any issue of fact or question of law arising in such case, to be transferred to, or tried in, the Supreme Court, or may direct in what Court and in what mode, subject to the provisions of this Order, any such case, issue or question shall be tried.
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31. The Supreme Court and every Provincial Court shall be auxiliary to one another in all particulars relative to the adminis tration of justice, civil or criminal.
32. Subject to the provisions of this Order, criminal and civil cases may be tried as follows:-
(a) In the case of the Supreme Court, by the Court itself, or by the Court with a jury, or with assessors.
(b) In the case of a Provincial Court by the Court itself, or
by the Court with assessors.
33. Any of His Majesty's Courts in China may cause any summons, order, or judgment issuing from the Supreme Court of Hong Kong in any civil proceeding, and accompanied by a request in writing under the seal of that Court, to be served in China,
34.-(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Order, the Court shall not exercise any jurisdiction in any proceeding whatsoever over the Minister, or over his official or other residences, or his official or other property.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in this Order, the Court shall not exercise, except with the consent of the Minister signified in writing to the Court, any jurisdiction in any proceeding over any person attached to or being a member of, or in the service of, the Legation. The consent of the Minister may be given, either specially with respect to any person, or generally with respect to any class of persons so attached.
(3) If in any case under this Order it appears to the Court that the attendance of the Minister, or of any person attached to or being a member of the Legation, or being in the service of the Legation, to give evidence before the Court is requisite in the interests of justice, the Court may address to the Minister a request in writing for such attendance.
(4) A person attending to give evidence before the Court shall not be compelled or allowed to give any evidence or produce any document, if, in the opinion of the Minister, signified by him personally or in writing to the Court, the giving or production thereof would be injurious to His Majesty's service.
35. Where, by virtue of any Imperial Act, or of this Order, or otherwise, any provisions of any Imperial Acts, or of any Law of a British possession, or of any Orders in Council other than this Order, are applicable in China, or any forms, regulations, or procedure prescribed or established by or under any such Act, Law or Order are made applicable for any purpose of this Order or any other Order relating to China, such Acts, Laws, Orders, forms, regulations, or procedure may be construed or used with such alterations and adaptations not affecting the substance as may be necessary having regard to local circum- stances, and anything required to be done by, to, or before any Court, Judge, officer, or authority may be done by, to, or before a Court, Judge, officer, or authority having the like
before by, to, or
officer analogous functions,
any designated by the Secretary of State or by the Court (as the case may require) for that purpose; and the
or
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