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Ordinance
No. 14 of
1949.
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
(2) Any act which under any enactment is required to be done by the Registrar may be performed by a Deputy Registrar appointed under the preceding sub-section or any officer appointed under the style of Deputy Registrar General by virtue of section 3 of the Registrar General (Establishment) Ordinance, 1949, and any process of the Court may be executed by any bailiff thereof notwithstanding that it may have been directed personally to some other bailiff.
(3) In addition to any powers and duties which he is by this or any other enactment enabled to exercise or required to perform the Registrar may exercise such powers and perform such duties, being powers or duties which in England are exercised and discharged by Masters, Registrars or the like officers. of the Supreme Court of Judicature but which in Hong Kong are now or may hereafter be exercisable only by a Court or judge as-
(a) are conferred or imposed on him by rules made by the Chief Justice with the approval of Legislative Council; or
(b) are in any particular case, conferred or imposed on him by order of the Court or of a judge.
(4) The powers and duties of the Registrar shall include such powers and duties as are for the time being assigned to the King's Remembrancer in England, and the Registry of the Supreme Court shall be deemed to be the office or department of the King's Remembrancer in the Colony.
(5) Whenever jurisdiction is exercised by a Registrar by virtue of rules made under paragraph (a) of sub-section (3) the Registrar may refer to a judge any matter which appears to him proper for the decision of a judge and the judge may either dispose of the matter or refer the same back to the Registrar with such directions as he may think fit.
(6) Any person affected by any order or decision of the Registrar made pursuant to jurisdiction conferred by rules under paragraph (a) of sub-section. (3) may appeal therefrom to a judge at chambers. Such appeal shall be by notice in writing to attend before the judge without a fresh summons, within five days after the decision complained of or such further time as may be allowed by a judge or the Registrar. Unless otherwise ordered there shall be at least one clear day between service of the notice of the appeal and the day of hearing. An appeal from the decision of the Registrar shall be no stay of proceedings unless so ordered by a judge or the Registrar,