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SHORT TITLE.

902

Schedule, contd.

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.

57. The Piers Ordin-

ance, 1899. (No. 11 of 1899.), Į -contd.

(5) Section 16 is amended by the repeal of the words failure to comply in the fourth line thereof and the substitution therefor of the words non-compliance after such conviction

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58. The Crown Lands

Resumption dinance, 1900. (No. 10 of 1900.)

(1) Section 2 (d) (iii) is amended by the repeal of the words or military forces of the Crown, including the volunteer force in the second line thereof and the sub- stitution therefor of the words ", military or air forces of the Crown, including the volunteer forces ".

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(2) Section 11 (1) (b) is amended by the repeal of the words or after the notice by the Colonial Secretary under section 5, as the case may be," in the fourth and fifth lines thereof.

59. The Law Amend-'

ment 1901.

Ordinance,

(No. 2 of 1901.)

60. The Code of Civil

Procedure, 1901. (No. 3 of 1901.)

Sections 13 and 14 are repealed and the following section is substituted as section

13:

13. Subject to the express provisions Rules of of any enactment, in questions relating equity to to the custody and education of infants prevail. and generally in all matters not parti- 15 & 16 cularly mentioned in this Ordinance, in Geo. 5, which there was formerly or is

c. 49, any conflict

s. 44. or variance between the rules of equity and the rules of the common law with reference to the same matter, the rules of equity shall prevail."

(1) Section 4 is amended by the repeal of the words and figures on the 81st day of December, 1911" in the third line thereof and the insertion immediately after the word Practice in the second line thereof of the words for the time being

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(2) Section 42A is amended by the repeal in the third line of paragraph (iv) thereof of the words "verified by notarial certi- ficate".

(3) Section 362 is repealed and the following

section substituted therefor :-

"362.-(1) All questions relating to Taxation fees and costs shall be determined by the of costs. Registrar on taxation in accordance with H. K. the scale of court fees and costs of counsel Code,

s. 94 (3). and solicitor for the time being in use in the court, subject to a review by the court by way of summary application in chambers.

(2) So far as such scale may be incom- plete, all questions relating to the amount and reasonableness of fees and costs shall be determined by the Registrar on taxa- tion, either with or without reference to the said scale, having regard to the skill, labour and responsibility involved, subject