INTERPRETATION.
No. 31 of 1911.
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[s. 39 contd.]
Majesty exercised through the Governor-General of India or c. 63, other officer subordinate to the Governor-General of India.
D.-Judicial definitions.
"
s. 18 (5).
to High Court. 52 & 53 Vict.
of
c. 63, s. 13 (3).
Court of
assize.
52 & 53 Vict.
(1) "High Court means, when used with reference England or Northern Ireland, His Majesty's High Court Justice in England or Northern Ireland, as the case may be.
(2) "Court of assize or “assizes means, as respects England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a court of assize, a court of oyer and terminer and a court of gaol delivery, or any of c. 63, them, and as respects England and Wales, includes the Central s. 13 (4). Criminal Court; and as respects Hong Kong, means the Supreme Court, either one judge or the Full Court, sitting in its criminal jurisdiction; and unless it is specially provided that any offence is to be tried summarily before a magistrate or other- wise, all offences shall be triable before the Supreme Court sitting in its criminal jurisdiction.
(3)
Kong.
(4)
Supreme Court" means the Supreme Court of Hong Supreme
Court.
Probate court means, as respects Hong Kong, the Probate Supreme Court sitting in its probate jurisdiction.
(5) "Bankruptcy court
court.
means, as respects Hong Kong, Bankruptcy the Supreme Court sitting in its bankruptcy jurisdiction.
court.
means, as respects Colonial Court of
(6) Colonial Court of Admiralty Hong Kong,
Kong, the Supreme Court sitting in its Admiralty Admiralty. jurisdiction.
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(7) "Court means the Supreme Court as well as any other Court. court holden in the Colony; but in the absence of any words indicating a contrary intention the jurisdiction created by or referred to in any enactment shall be exercised only by the Supreme Court.
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(8) "Magistrate means a magistrate appointed under the Magistrate. Magistrates Ordinance, 1932, but does not include a marine Ordinance magistrate in cases not coming within section 6 of the said 1952. Ordinance, unless such magistrate is expressly indicated; and unless the contrary intention appears, the expression "triable before a magistrate or "tried summarily ", or any other expression having the like intent, means that an offence may be
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