SUPREME COURT ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 4).
THE RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT (AMENDMENT)
(NO. 3) RULES 1970.
We, the Rules Committee of the Supreme Court, being the Authority having for the time being power under section 38 of the Supreme Court Ordinance to make, amend or revoke rules regulating the practice and procedure of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, hereby exercise those powers as follows-
1. These mies may be cited as the Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) (No. 3) Rules 1970.
2.
Order 91 of the Rules of the Supreme Court is amended by inserting after rule I a new heading and rule as follows-
"When infant ceases to be ward of court.
2. (1) An infant who, by virtue of section 8A of the Supreme Court Ordinance, becomes a ward of court on the issue of a summons under rule | shall cease to be a ward of
court--
(a) if an application for an appointment for the bearing of the summons is not made within the period of 21 days after the issue of the summous, at the expiration of that period;
(b) if an application for such an appointment is made within that period, on the determination of the application made by the summons unless the Court hearing it orders that the infant be made a ward of
court.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be taken as affecting the power of the Court under section 8A(3) of the said Ordin- ance to order that any infant who is for the time being a ward of court shall cease to be a ward of court.
(3) If no application for an appointment for the hearing of a summons under rule 1 is made within the period of 21 days after the issue of the summons, a notice stating whether
Ciuation.
Amendment of 0.91.
(Cmp 4. rub, lean)