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[No. 10:-16.7.34.-5.]

A BILL

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend further the Supreme Court Ordin-

ance, 1873.

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. Amendment Ordinance, 1934.

2. The proviso added by the Supreme Court Amendment Substitution

for proviso Ordinance, 1929, to section 6 of the Supreme Court Ordin-

at end of ance, 1873, is repealed and the following is substituted therefor

Provided that the practice and procedure, howsoever established and regulated, with regard to exchequer and revenue proceedings and the practice with regard to writs of certiorari, habeas corpus and mandamus shall be the same as they were in England on the 31st day of December, 1930.

Ordinance

No. 3 of 1873, s. 6.

3. Sub-section (2) of section 9 of the Supreme Court Substitution Ordinance, 1873, as enacted by section 2 of the Supreme Court Amendment Ordinance. 1933, is repealed and the following sub-section is substituted therefor:

for Ordin- ance No. 3 of 1873, s. 9 (2) as enacted by Ordinance No. 12 of

No. 8 of 1933.

(2) Every Chief Justice and every Puisne Judge shall, 1933, s. 2. save when appointed by the Governor under the provisions. of section 10 of this Ordinance or under the provisions of section 2 (4) of the Full Court Ordinance, 1933, be appointed Ordinance by Letters Patent under the public seal by the Governor. in accordance with such instructions as he may receive through a Secretary of State, and shall hold his office during His Majesty's pleasure, subject to any conditions contained in any regulation made by or under the authority of His Majesty for His Majesty's Colonial Service.

Substitution for Ordin-

4. Section 11 of the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, as enacted by section 2 of the Supreme Court Amendment ance No. 3 Ordinance, 1933, is repealed and the following section is of 1873,

substituted therefor :-

s. 11 as enacted by Ordinance No. 12 of 1933, s. 2.

Justice

11. No Chief Justice or Puisne Judge shall accept or Chief perform any other office or place of profit or emolument not and Puisne authorised by law: Provided that this section shall not apply Judges not to a Judge temporarily appointed under section 10.

to hold any other

office of profit.

Proviso.