Enclosure /.
HONGKONG.
No. 7 OF 1922.
I assent to this Ordinance.
7.2. Stutts
Governor.
24th March, 1922,
An Ordinance to make temporary provision for the appointment of solicitors to appear in the Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in certain emergencies.
[24th March, 1922.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof,
aa follows:-
1. This Onlinance may be cited as the Supreme Court Short title. (Original Jurisdiction) Energency Ordinanco, 1922,
2. In his Ordinance :-
"Cause "shull bave the meaning assigned to it in
the Code of Civil Procedure.
“Original Jurisdiction" means the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court on the trial of causes under the Code of Civil Procedure.
Definition.
3. It shall be lawful for the Chief Justice to authorise Solicitors ta any duly enrolled solicitor of the Supreme Court to appear to appear in
be authorised and net as a barrister in any cuase in the Original Jurisdic Original tion of the Supreme Court in any case in which he way Jurisdiction think it desirable to do so baving regard to all the circum- of Supreme
Court in case of necessity.
stances.
4. Such provisions of the following Ordinances as may Provisions of conflict with the provisions of this Onlinance are suspended conting during the operation of this Onlinance !--
Ordinances suspended.
(a.) The Legal Practitioners Ordinance, 1871. (6.) The Supreme Court Ordinance. 1873. (c.) The Supreme Court (Summary Jurisdiction)
Ordinance, 1878.
.
(d) The Code of Civil Procedure.
(e.) The Legal Practitioners Amendment Ordi-
nance, 1913,
1873, 3 of
1901, and 19 of 1913.
Ordinances
Nos, 1 of
1871, 3 of
1879, of
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