DISTRICT COURT (CIVIL JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE) ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 336).
DISTRICT COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE (GENERAL) (AMENDMENT) (NO, 2) RULES 1970.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 48 of the District Court (Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure) Ordinance, the District Court Rules Committee has made the following rules-
1. These rules may be cited as the District Court Civil Procedure (General) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 1970 and shall come into operation on the day appointed for the commencement of the District Court (Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure) (Amend- ment) Ordinance 1970.
1.
Rule 2 of the principal rules is amended (a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by deleting the definition of ""Victoria District", "Kowloon District" and "Fanling District” and sub- stituting the following-
"district" means a district established by rule 3;": (ii) by deleting the definition of "Victoria District Registry", "Kowloon District Registry" and "Fanling District Registry"" and substituting the following-
**"district registry" means a registry established by
paragraph (2) of rule 4;”;
(b) in paragraph (2), by deleting "Code" and substituting
the following
3.
"Rules of the Supreme Court".
Rule 3 of the principal rules is amcoded-
(a) by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the follow-
ing-
"(1). For the purpose of venue in civit proceed- ings in the Court, the Colony shall be divided jowo districts.":
(b) in paragraph (2), by deleting "and extent" and substitut-
ing the following—
Citation and commencement.
Amendment of rule 2.
(Cap. 130, sub, fem.)
Amendment of rule 3.
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extent and name";