DISTRICT COURT ORDINANCE.
(No. 1 of 1953),
District Court Civil ProcEDURE (INTERIM) (AMENDMENT) RULES, 1961.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the District Court Ordinance, the District Court Rules Committee has made the following rules--
I. These rules may be cited as the District Court Civil Procedure Castion and (Interim) (Amendment) Rules, 1961, and shall come into operation on a COMITICIDE- day to be appointed by the Chief Justice by notification in the Gazette.
ment.
Rule 2 of the District Court Civil Procedure (Interim) Rules, Amendment 1953. (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules) is amended-
of rule 2. (G.NA
(a) by the deletion of the definition "action" and the substitution 32/53).
therefor of the following—
"action" includes any civil matter or proceeding instituted
in the District Court:”:
(b) by the insertion after the definition "Code" of the following
new definition-
""defendant" includes respondent;":
(c) by the deletion of the definitions "district" and "district
registry" and the substitution therefor of the following-
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“district” means a district referred to in rufe 3;
“district registry" means a registry referred to in rule 4:”":
and
(d) by the addition after the definition "registrar" of the following
new definition-
3.
*"writ of summons" includes any originating process whereby proceedings may be instituted in the District Court.”
Rule 3 of the principal rules is revoked and replaced by the Revocation following new rule—–
"Venue.
and replace
rent of
3. (1) For the purpose of venue in civil proceedings rule 3. in the District Court the Colony shall be divided into
three districts which shall be known respectively as-
(a) Victoria district;
(b) Kowloon district;
(c) Fanling district.