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Guardianship of minors

Ord. No. 56/72

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Court (Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure) Ordinance, no appeal shall lie from the decision of the District Court;

(c) an order for the payment of money shall be enforceable in like manner as an order for the payment of a civil debt.

19. Where any application has been under this Ordinance to the District Court, the Supreme Court shall, at the instance of any party to the application, order the application to be removed to the Supreme Court and there proceeded on such terms as to costs as it thinks proper.

20. Nothing in this Ordinance shall restrict or affect the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to appoint or remove guardians or otherwise in respect of minors.

Removal to Supreme Court.

1971 c. 3, s. 16(1).

Saving for powers of Supreme Court.

1971 c. 3, s. 17(1).

PART VII

SUPPLEMENTARY

21. (1) The Infants Custody Ordinance is repealed.

(2) The Schedule to the Application of English Law Ordin- ance is amended by deleting item 13.

(3) The Rules of the Supreme Court are amended in the heading to rule 3 of Order 91 and in rules 3 and 4(1) of Order 91 by deleting "Infants Custody Ordinance" and substituting the following-

"Guardianship of Minors Ordinance 1972.

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 30th day of August, 1972.

R. J. FRAMPTON,

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill.

Repeal and amendments. (Cap. 13.) (Cap. 88.)

(Cap. 4, sub. leg.)

R. J. FRAMPTON,

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

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