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(s. 39 contd.)
c. 63, s. 18 (5).
High Court.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 13 (3):
Court of assize.
c. 63, s. 13 (4).
No. 31 of 1911.
INTERPRETATION.
Majesty exercised through the Governor-General of India or other officer subordinate to the Governor-General of India.
D.—Judicial definitions.
(1) "High Court" means, when used with reference to England or Northern Ireland, His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England or Northern Ireland, as the case may be.
(2) Court of assize or "assizes" means, as respects England, Wales and Northern 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 Hong Kong, 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.
Probate court.
Bankruptcy court.
Colonial Court of Admiralty.
Court.
Magistrate. Ordinance No. 41 of 1932.
(3) "Supreme Court" means the Supreme Court of Hong Kong.
(4) 'Probate court' means, as respects Hong Kong, the Supreme Court sitting in its probate jurisdiction.
(5) "Bankruptcy court" means, as respects Hong Kong, the Supreme Court sitting in its bankruptcy jurisdiction.
(6) "Colonial Court of Admiralty" means, as respects Hong Kong, the Supreme Court sitting in its Admiralty jurisdiction.
(7) 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.
(8) "Magistrate" means a magistrate appointed under the Magistrates Ordinance, 1932, but does not include a marine magistrate in cases not coming within section 6 of the said Ordinance, unless such magistrate is expressly indicated; and unless the contrary intention appears, the expression "triable before a magistrate" or "tried summarily", or any other expression having the like intent, means that an offence may be
1220
(s. 39 contd.]
c. 63, s. 18 (5).
High Court.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 13 (3):
Court of assize.
c. 63, s. 13 (4).
No. 31 of 1911.
INTERPRETATION.
Majesty exercised through the Governor-General of India or other officer subordinate to the Governor-General of India.
D.-Judicial definitions.
·
(1) "High Court" means, when used with reference to England or Northern Ireland, His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England or Northern Ireland, as the case may be.
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(2) Court of assize or "assizes" means, as respects 52 & 53 Vict. England, Wales and Northern 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 Hong Kong, 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 other- wise, all offences shall be triable before the Supreme Court sitting in its criminal jurisdiction.
Supreme Court.
Probate court.
Bankruptcy
court.
Colonial Court of Admiralty.
Court.
Magistrate. Ordinance
No. 41 of 1932.
(3) "Supreme Court
Kong.
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means the Supreme Court of Hong
(4) Probate court' means, as respects Hong Kong, the Supreme Court sitting in its probate jurisdiction.
(5) "Bankruptcy court" means, as respects Hong Kong, the Supreme Court sitting in its bankruptcy jurisdiction.
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(6) "Colonial Court of Admiralty means, as respects Hong Kong, the Supreme Court sitting in its Admiralty jurisdiction.
(7) 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.
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(8) "Magistrate means a magistrate appointed under the Magistrates Ordinance, 1932, but does not include a marine magistrate in cases not coming within section 6 of the said Ordinance, unless such magistrate is expressly indicated; and unless the contrary intention appears, the expression
"triable before a magistrate" or "tried summarily ", or any other expression having the like intent, means that an offence may be
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