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Amendment of

the

Legitimacy

Ordinance.

(Cap. 184.)

5

6. The Legitimacy Ordinance is amended in section 2

by deleting the definition of "Court" and substituting the

following

""Court" means the Supreme Court or the District

Court;".

Amendment of

the

Matrimonial

Proceedings and Property Ordinance.

(Cap. 192.)

7. The Matrimonial Proceedings and Property Ordinance

is amended

(a) in section 2(1), by deleting the definition of

"court" and substituting the following

""court" means the Supreme Court or the

District Court;";

(b) by adding after section 2 the following

Commencement and transfer

of

proceedings.

"PART IA

COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDING S

2A. (1) Subject to subsection (2),

proceedings under this Ordinance shall be

commenced in the District Court:

Provided that rules of court may make

provision:

(a) for the transfer to the Supreme

Court of any proceedings upon the