(4) In any Admiralty action in which a sum- moas for directions is required by virtue of rule 25 or rule 38(7) to be taken out, any notice under rule 3 of the Evidence (Hearsay) Rules 1970, must, if given by the party who takes out that summons, be served with that summons and, if given by any other party, be served within 21 days after service of the sum- mons for directions on him.
(5) In any proceedings on a reference to the Registrar, any notice under rule 3 of the Evidence (Hearsay) Rules 1970, must be served not less than 6 weeks before the day appointed for the hearing of the reference.
(6) On the day on which any party serves on any other party a notice under tule 3 of the Evidence (Hearsay) Rules 1970, or a counter-notice under rule 8 thereof, he must lodge two copies of the notice or counter-notice in the Registry.
(7) Unless the Court otherwise directs, 30 affidavit for the purposes of rule 19(4), 21 or 33(2) may, except in so far as it relates to the service of a writ, contain statements of information or belief with the sources and grounds thereof.": and
(d) in rule 38, by deleting the full stop at the end of para-
graph (7), and substituting the following—
"and, if he gives no such direction, a direction fixing the period within which any notice under rule 3 of the Evidence (Hearsay) Rules 1970 must be served.".
Dated this 6th day of November 1970.
Ivo RIGBY, Chief Justice.
A. D. SCHOLES, Senior Puisne Judge.
W. A. BLAIR-Kerr,
Puise Judge.
GEOFFREY BRIGGS, Puisne Judge.
R. H. MILLS-ÖWENS, Puisne Judge.
A. MCMULLIN,
Puisne Judge.
W. F. PICKERING,
Puisne Judge.
G. SINCLAIR STEVENSON,
Member.
OSWALD CHEUNG,
Member.
Pursuant to section 38(6)(d) of the Supreme Court Ordinance
I hereby certify that the foregoing rules have been made by the requisite quorum of the Rules Committee under and by virtue of section 38(6) of that Ordinance.
Dated this 6th day of November 1970.
Explanatory Note.
Ivo Righy
Chief Justice.
(This Note la not part of the rules, but is intended ra indicate their general purport).
These rules amend the principal rules consequential on the Evidence (Amendment) Ordinance 1969 and the Evidence (Hearsay) Rules 1970. These rules and the latter rules are based on Part II of the English Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment) 1969,
Rule 2 adds a new rule 7A to Order 18; specifying the particulars to be included in a pleading where it is intended to put in evidence (by virtue of section 38K or 38L of the Evidence Ordinance) a previous convicting or Bading of adultery.
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