Amadment
of section 28.
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(2) The power conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised-
(a) by an adjudicator of his own motion, by notice in
the prescribed form to all parties:
(b) on the application of a party within 7 days, by
notice in the prescribed form to all other parties. (3) The exercise of the power conferred by subsection (1) shall not operate as a bar to an appeal by a party against the award or order or against the determination of the review.
(4) On the application of a party for a review under this section, the adjudicator, having regard to the possibility of assels which may be available to satisfy an award being disposed of to the prejudice of any party, may make such order regarding payment into the tribunal, giving of security or otherwise as he may think dt.
(5) An adjudicator may transfer the hearing and con- sideration of a review to another adjudicator who shall have all the powers and functions he would have if be bad originally" beard the claim and had prepared the record of proceedings."
Section 28 of the principal Ordinance is amended-
(a) in subsection (1), by deleting within 7 days after the date on which the award or order of the tribunal was reduced to writing":
(8) in subsection (2), by inserting after "Court" in paragraph (b) the
following
"within-
07 days after the date on which the written award or order is served on the aggrieved party; or
() if within that period the aggrieved party applies to the tribunal for the reasons for the award or order, 7 days after the date on which the reasons are served on him".
5. The principal Ordinance is amended in Part VII by adding after section 32 the following section-
Addidon of
seedom $24.
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32A. (1) Any award or order of the tribunal obtained wward or order where one party did not appear at the bearing may be set aside by the tribunal, on the application of that party, on such terms as it thinks just.
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(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be made within 7 days after the bearing.",
Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 23rd day of November, 1977.
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This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bRL
Fran
Clerk to the Legislative Council.
Pian
Clerk to the Legislative Council.