987
Draft Bill.
No. S. 378.-The following bill is published for general information :---
(C.S.O. 9 in 4299/32)
No. 3619.9.32.-3.]
A BILL
INTITULED
An Ordinance to amend the Supreme Court (Admiralty
Procedure) Ordinance, 1896.
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Supreme Court Short title. (Admiralty Procedure) Amendment Ordinance, 1932.
2. Paragraph (14) of the particulars required by rule 53 Amendment in the Schedule to the Supreme Court (Admiralty Procedure) of Ordin Ordinance, 1896, is repealed and the following paragraphs are of 1896. substituted therefor :-
(14) the sound signals, if any, which were given, and when; and
(15) the sound signals, if any, which were heard from the other ship, and when.
ance No. 6
Schedule, rule 53.
3. Rule 34 in the said Schedule is repealed and the Substitution following rule is substituted:
for Ordin- ance No. 6 of 1896. Schedule, rule 54.
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54. After appearance any party to an action may apply No pleadings to the court for an order for pleadings. If no such application unless is made, or if on such application pleadings are not ordered, and ordered. the action shall be heard without pleadings.
4. This Ordinance shall not come into operation unless suspending and until the Governor notifies by Proclamation His Majesty's clause. pleasure thereon, and thereafter it shall come into operation upon
such day as the Governor shall notify by the same or any other Proclamation.
Objects and Reasons.
1. Rule 53 in the Schedule to Ordinance No. 6 of 1896, contains fourteen paragraphs of particulars required to be filed in preliminary acts in actions for damage by collision.
2. Though there are immaterial differences in phraseology the first thirteen of these paragraphs correspond with paragraphs (a) to (n) of Order 19 rule 28 of the English Rules of the Supreme Court.
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