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Addition of
new section 12A.
Amendment
3. The principal Ordinance is amended by the addition, after section 12, of the following new section-
"Preced-
ETICE
Au
of section
14.
12A. The judges shall take precedence in the
following order-
(a) the Chief Justice;
(6) the Senior Puisne Judge;
(c) the Puisne Judges, who among themselves shall rank according to the priority of their respective appointments:
Provided that where the Secretary of State is of opinion that there are sufficient reasons for so doing, he may determine the precedence of the Puisne Judges irrespective of the priority of their appointments;
(d) persons appointed, under subsection (2) of section 13, to act as Puisne Judges, who among themselves shall rank according to the priority of their respective appointments:
Provided that where the Governor is of opinion that there are sufficient reasons for so doing, he may determine the precedence of acting Puisne Judges irrespective of the priority of their appointments;
(c) persons appointed, under subsection (3) of section 13, to be temporary additional judges, who among themselves shail rank according to the priority of their respective appoint-
ments:
Provided that where the Governor is of opinion that there are sufficient reasons for so doing, he may determine the precedence of persons appointed to be temporary additional judges irrespective of the priority of their appointments.”.
Section 13 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) in subsection (1), by the insertion of a comma after the
expression "Chief Justice", and by the insertion there after of the following-
"Senior Puisne Judge":
(b) in subsection (2)—
(i) by the insertion of a comma after the expression "Chief Justice" in the first place where it occurs, and by the insertion thereafter of the following-
"the Senior Puisne Judge'; and
(ii) by the insertion of a comma after the expression "Chief Justice" in the second place where it occurs, and by the insertion thereafter of the following-
"Senior Puisne Judge".
Amendment of section
Section 14 of the principal Ordinance is amended- (a) by the insertion after the expression "Chief Justice," in 14
the first place where it occurs of the following- "Senior Puisne Judge."; and
(b) by the insertion of a comma after the expression "Chief Justice" in the second place where it occurs, and by the insertion thereafter of the following-
6.
"the Senior Puisne Judge".
of section
Section 15 of the principal Ordinance is amended by the Amendment insertion of a comma after the expression "No Chief Justice",
• 16. and by the insertion thereafter of the following-
"Senior Puisne judge',
37.
7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 37 of the Amendment principal Ordinance is amended by the deletion of the expression of section "the senior putisne judge," and the substitution therefor of the following-
"the Senior Puisne Judge.".
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 3rd day of December, 1958.
(Secretariat GR42/3231/50)
L. Ln.
Deputy Clerk of Councils.