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1898.] SUPREME COURT (VACATIONS).

ORDINANCE No. 5 OF 1898.

[No. 5.

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ORDINANCE for the Establishment and Regulation of A.D. 1898. Vacations in the Supreme Court.

Ordinance No. 16 of 1898.

[1st December, 1898.]

Dit 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 (Vacations) Short title. dinance, 1898.

tation of term

9. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, "Public Interpre- Repealed substitue Holidays mean the days appointed as public holidays by section 2 of

by Drd 57,258 The Public Holidays Ordinance, 1875, and include all other days No. 2 of 1875. Appointed from time to time by the Governor to be observed as public

olidays.

3. The following vacations shall be observed in each year in the Supreme Court and the Offices connected therewith, namely, the Long cation, the Christmas Vacation, the Chinese New Year Vacation, and he Easter Vacation.

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Vacations in

the Supreme Court and its Offices.

termination

(1.) The Long Vacation shall commence on the 20th day of Commence- ptember and terminate on the 17th day of October. The Christmas ment and cation shall commence on the 24th day of December and terminate of vacations. the 1st day of January. The Chinese New Year Vacation shall ommence on the first day of the Chinese New Year and terminate on fifth day of such New Year. The Easter Vacation shall commence Good Friday and terminate on the Thursday in Easter week.

The days of the commencement and termination of each vacation all be included in such vacation.

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5 The Supreme Court and the Offices connected therewith shall be n during vacation (except on Public Holidays) for the purpose of olding the Ordinary Criminal Sessions and any special Criminal ssions and the transaction of all business incidental thereto, and also the purpose of issuing writs and of transacting any business under provisions of the next succeeding section.

6. The Court shall during vacation hear and determine all such appli- ons as may require to be immediately or promptly heard, and all Plications for summary judgment under the provisions of the Code of al Procedure for the time being in force, and all actions or matters

A Proviso

Opening of

the Supreme Court and

its Offices

in vacation

for certain purposes.

Hearing in vacation of plications and See Ordinance

certain ap-

actions

No. 3 of 1901.

(3)(a)

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(b)

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