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Explanatory Note.

(Thir Mote is not part of the rules, but is intended to indicate their general purport).

These rules prescribe the procedure to be followed where it is intended to adduce hearsay evidence under Part IIA of the Ordinance. They are based on the new Part III of Order 38 of the English Rules of the Supreme Court, as added by rule 7 of the Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) 1969 (S.L. 1969 No. 1105), and apply to both the Supreme Court and District CouEE.

Rules 3 to 6 provide for notice to be given of such intention.

Rule 7 specifies the reasons which may be relied on for contending that the maker of the relevant statement is unavailable to be called as a witness, while rule & provides for a counter-nolige requiring the maker to be called as a witness if avullable. Rule 9 provides for the deter- mination of any question as to his availability; rule 10 makes special provision for statements made in previous proceedings and rule 11 gives the court a discretion to admit a statement notwithstanding failure to comply with the rules.

Rule 12 requires a counter-nolice to be served by party who intends to impugn the credibility of the maker of an out-of-couri statement sought to be put in by his opponent; if the maker is not to be called, rule 13 requires notice to be given of intention to adduce an inconsistent statement made by him.

Rule 14 empowers the court to make a party who, without reasonable cause, serves a counter-notice pay the costs thereby occasioned, and rule 15 enables certain powers of the court to be exercised in chambers.

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訴訟證據條例(香港法例第八章) 一九七零年訴訟證據(傳聞證據)規則

註釋

(本文並非政規則之任何部份,而載係以簡述該說則之意爲目的)。

本規對於齬根據原有條例第二中部引用傳聞證據時所應之程序加以規定。 本規國刀以英國一九六九年高等法院(訂)規則(即英國法一九六九年第一 常五號)內購第七新所加插在英國高等法院規則法辛第三十八期內之新打第三部澙 藍本,並一併適用於高等法院及地方法院。

本規則第三至第六款規定凡提开證者必須通知其當事人口

本規图第七款規定可根據若干理由而認定不能將有關之供進入傳喚出產慨。 第八款規定,其當事人如認爲建人實有可能出跑作證時,必須提出反對通知。 榮樂檸癭該人出演作證。第九物規定應如何決定供球人應否出庭作之門屋。第十 就規定或經在其他訴訟中所提出之供進,得加以特別之處理、第十一款規定,雖然 有關之當事人未有遠照各規則之規定辦理,但法院仍可酌情误定應否帶納所緊引用 之供魄。

規第十二款規定,任何一方當事人,對於對方所引用之察外供進,無不得 其供進入保不可靠而德加以嚴斥時,必須提出通知;規則第十三條規定,如對 方不解喚快递人出庭而該當引證人之供逾前我不符時,亦須通知對方口 規則第十四款授團法庭沿該名無端當理由而提出反對通知密旗付由此而引起 之訴訟費,規則第十五載則授權法院在内庭執行其若干權力。