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British India means all territories and places within His Majesty's Dominions which are for the time being governed by His Majesty through the Governor-General of India, or through any Governor or other officer subordinate to the Governor-General of India.
India means British India together with any territories of any Native Prince or Chief under the suzerainty of His Majesty exercised through the Governor-General of India or other officer subordinate to the Governor-General of India.
D.—Judicial Definitions.
High Court means, when used with reference to England or Judicial Ireland, His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England or Ireland, as the case may be.
Court of Assize or Assizes, mean, as respects England, Wales, and Ireland, a Court of Assize, a Court of Oyer and Terminer, and a Court of Gaol Delivery, or any of them, and as respects England and Wales, includes the Central Criminal Court; and as respects Hongkong, means the Supreme Court, either one Judge or the Full Court, sitting in its criminal Jurisdiction; and unless it is specially provided that any offence is to be tried summarily before a Magistrate or otherwise, all offences shall be triable before the Supreme Court sitting in its criminal jurisdiction. Supreme Court means the Supreme Court of Hongkong. "Probate Court" means, as respects Hongkong, the Supreme Court sitting in its probate jurisdiction.
"Bankruptcy Court" means, as respects Hongkong, the Supreme Court sitting in its bankruptcy jurisdiction.
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Colonial Court of Admiralty means, as respects Hongkong, the Supreme Court sitting in its Admiralty jurisdiction.
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Court means the Supreme Court as well as any other Court holden in the Colony; but in the absence of any words indicating a contrary intention the jurisdiction created by or referred to in any enactment shall be exercised only by the Supreme Court.
"Magistrate" means a Magistrate appointed under Ordinance No. 3 of 1890, but does not include the Marine Magistrate in cases not coming within section 8 of the said Ordinance, unless such
* As amended by No. 8 of 1912, No. 23 of 1912 and No. 27 of 1912.
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INTERPRETATION.
No. 31 of 1911.
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British India means all territories and places within His Majesty's Dominions which are for the time being governed by His Majesty through the Governor-General of India, or through any Governor or other officer subordinate to the Governor-General of India.
India means British India together with any territories of any Native Prince or Chief under the suzerainty of His Majesty exercised through the Governor-General of India or other officer subordinate to the Governor-General of India.
D.-Judicial Definitions.
High Court means, when used with reference to England or Judicial Ireland, His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England or Ire- definitions. land, as the case may be.
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Court of Assize
or Assizes , mean, as respects England, Wales, and Ireland, a Court of Assize, a Court of Oyer and Terminer, and a Court of Gaol Delivery, or any of them, and as respects England and Wales, includes the Central Criminal Court; and as respects Hongkong, means the Supreme Court, either one Judge or the Full Court, sitting in its criminal Jurisdiction; and unless it is specially provided that any offence is to be tried summarily before a Magistrate or otherwise, all offences shall be triable before the Supreme Court sitting in its criminal jurisdiction. Supreme Court means the Supreme Court of Hongkong. "Probate Court" means, as respects Hongkong, the Supreme Court sitting in its probate jurisdiction.
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"Bankruptcy Court" means, as respects Hongkong, the Supreme Court sitting in its bankruptcy jurisdiction.
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Colonial Court of Admiralty means, as respects Hongkong, the Supreme Court sitting in its Admiralty jurisdiction.
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Court means the Supreme Court as well as any other Court holden in the Colony; but in the absence of any words indicating a contrary intention the jurisdiction created by or referred to in any enactment shall be exercised only by the Supreme Court.
Magistrate " means a Magistrate appointed under Ordinance No. 3 of 1890, but does not include the Marine Magistrate in cases not coming within section 8 of the said Ordinance, unless such
* As amended by No. 8 of 1912, No. 23 of 1912 and No. 27 of 1912.
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