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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH AUGUST, 1896.

No. 18 or 1896.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to regulate the Admiralty Procedure of the Supreme Court.

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WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Title.

Governor.

[31st July, 1896.]

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E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--

1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Supreme Court Admiralty Procedure Ordinance, 1896, and shall come into force on the first day of September, 1896.

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2. From and after the said first day of September, 1896, the rules made in pursuance of an Act of Parliament passed on the 26th year of the reign of Her Majesty, touching the practice to be observed in the Vice-Admiralty Courts and established by the Queen's Order in Council of the 23rd day of August, 1883, shall, as regards all actions commenced on aud after the said day, cease to have opera- tion as Rules of Court in the Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, and, in lieu of the said Rules. the Rules contained in the schedule to this Ordinance shall apply to all actions commenced in the Admiralty Jurisdic- tion of the said Supreme Court on and after the said first. day of September, 1896.

Pussed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 22nd day of July, 1896.

F. J. BADELEY. deting Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 31st

Short title.

Rules and repeal of former rules.

day of July, 1896.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Srevetary,

SCHEDULE.

RULES OF PROCEDURE

FOR THE

ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION OF THE

SUPREME COURT.

1. In the construction of these rules, and of the forms and tables of fees annexed thereto, the following terms shall (if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter) have the respective meanings hereinafter assigned to them; that is to say

"Court" shall mean the Supreme Court of Hongkong and shall include any Judge thereof whether sit- ting in Court or in Chambers.

Registry" shall mean the Registry of the Court: Registrar" shall mean the Registrar of the Court, or

any Deputy Registrar thereof;

"Action" shall mean any action, cause, suit, or other

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proceeding instituted in the Court;

Plaintiff shall include the plaintiff's solicitor, if be

sues by a solicitor :

"Defendant” shall include the defendant's solicitor, if

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be appears by a solicitor:

Party" shall include the party's solicitor, if he sues

or appears by a solicitor :

Ship" shall include every description of vozzel used

in navigation not propelled by ours only: *Month" shall mean calendar month.

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