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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 18, 1932.
Security by bond.
R38.
Form 19.
Amount of bond.
R39
Deposit in lieu of bond.
R40.
Money lodged in
court.
R41.
Security of guarantee society.
R42.
Notice of sureties.
R43.
Form 20.
Justification by sureties.
R44,
Form 21.
Execution of bond.
R45.
Notice of deposit.
R46
Application of section 126.
R48.
Shorthand notes, &c.
R67.
Forms 55, 56, 57,
58.
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Security in Court.
13. Except where these Rules otherwise provide, where a person is required to give security, such security shall be in the form of a bond with two sureties to the person proposed to be secured, provided that the court may direct that one surety shall suffice
14. The bond shall be taken in a penal sum, which shall be not less than the sum for which security is to be given, and probable costs, unless the opposite party consents to it being taken for a less sum.
15. Where a person is required to give security he may, in lieu thereof, lodge in court a sum equal to the sum in question in respect of which security is to be given and the probable costs of the trial of the question, together with a memorandum to be ap- proved of by the Registrar and to be signed by such person, his solicitor, or agent, setting forth the con- ditions on which the money is deposited.
16. The rules for the time being in force in the court relating to payment into and out of court of money lodged in court by way of security for costs shall apply to money lodged in court under these Rules.
17. The security of a guarantee association or society approved by the court or the opposite party may be given in lieu of a bond or a deposit.
18. In all cases where a person proposes to give a bond by way of security, he shall serve, by post or otherwise, on the opposite party and on the Registrar, notice of the proposed sureties, and the Registrar may give notice to both parties of the time and place at which he proposes that the bond shall be executed, and may state in the notice that, should the proposed obligee have any valid objection to make to the sureties, or either of them, it must be made at that time.
19. The sureties shall make an affidavit of their sufficiency unless the opposite party shall dispense with such affidavit, and such sureties shall attend the court to be cross-examined, if required.
20. The bond shall be executed and attested in the presence of the Registrar or the Official Receiver.
21. Where a person makes a deposit of money in lieu of giving a bond, the Registrar shall forthwith give notice to the person to whom the security is to be given of such deposit having been made.
Exemption from Stamp Duty.
22. For the purposes of section 126 of the Ordin- ance, "bankruptcy" shall include any proceeding under the Ordinance whether before or after adjudica- tion, and whether an adjudication is made or not, and "bankrupt" shall include any debtor proceeded against under the Ordinance.
Shorthand Notes.
23. If the court shall in any case, and at any stage in the proceedings, be of opinion that it would be desirable that a person (other than the person before whom the examination is taken) should be appointed to take down the evidence of the debtor, or of any witness examined at any public or private sitting or private meeting under the Ordinance, in shorthand or otherwise, it shall be competent for the court to
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