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Provided that the right of a solicitor to address the Court shall not be excluded by reason only that he is in the permanent and exclusive employment of any other solicitor.
(2) No person other than a solicitor shall be entitled to have or to recover any fee or reward for appearing or acting on behalf of any other party in any proceedings in the Court:
Provided that nothing in this Ordinance shall affect the right of any barrister to appear or to act in the Court or of any solicitor to recover costs in respect of his employment of a barrister to appear or to act as aforesaid.
(3) In criminal proceedings in the Court, any public officer or member of a class of public officers appointed by the Attorney General to act as public prosecutor may conduct generally on behalf of the Attorney General any prosecution or specified class of prosecutions or any particular case before the Court and any public prosecutor so appointed may, without any written authority, appear before a judge upon any proceedings in any case of which he is in charge.
(Replaced, 21 of 1962, s. 10)
16. No proceedings in error shall be taken upon any proceeding under the provisions of this Ordinance.
(1 of 1953, s. 12, incorporated)
17. (1) There shall be a District Court Rules Committee consisting of the Chief Justice, 3 District Judges appointed by the Chief Justice, a barrister nominated by the Hong Kong Bar Association, a solicitor nominated by the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Registrar. (Amended, 79 of 1981, s. 11)
(2) At any meeting of the Rules Committee, 3 members, one of whom is either such a barrister or such a solicitor, shall be a quorum.
(3) The Rules Committee shall be convened by or at the direction of the Chief Justice.
(4) The Chairman of the Rules Committee shall be the Chief Justice or, in his absence, the senior District Judge present at the meeting.
Prohibition of proceedings in error.
District Court Rules Committee.
(Replaced, 21 of 1962, s. 11)
PART III
PROVISIONS Applicable to BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
18. (1) When any sum of money remains unclaimed in the Court for a period of 5 years, the Chief Justice may, on application by the Registrar of the Supreme Court, order such sum to be transferred to the general revenue of the Colony.
Transfer of unclaimed moneys in Court.
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1984 Ed.]
District Court
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Provided that the right of a solicitor to address the Court shall not be excluded by reason only that he is in the permanent and exclusive employment of any other solicitor.
(2) No person other than a solicitor shall be entitled to have or to recover any fee or reward for appearing or acting on behalf of any other party in any proceedings in the Court:
Provided that nothing in this Ordinance shall affect the right of any barrister to appear or to act in the Court or of any solicitor to recover costs in respect of his employment of a barrister to appear or to act as aforesaid.
(3) In criminal proceedings in the Court, any public officer or member of a class of public officers appointed by the Attorney General to act as public prosecutor may conduct generally on behalf of the Attorney General any prosecution or specified class of pro- secutions or any particular case before the Court and any public prosecutor so appointed may, without any written authority, appear before a judge upon any proceedings in any case of which he is in charge.
(Replaced, 21 of 1962, s. 10)
16. No proceedings in error shall be taken upon any pro- ceeding under the provisions of this Ordinance.
(1 of 1953, s. 12, incorporated)
17. (1) There shall be a District Court Rules Committee consisting of the Chief Justice, 3 District Judges appointed by the Chief Justice, a barrister nominated by the Hong Kong Bar Associa- tion, a solicitor nominated by the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Registrar. (Amended, 79 of 1981, s. 11)
(2) At any meeting of the Rules Committee, 3 members, one of whom is either such a barrister or such a solicitor, shall be a
quorum.
(3) The Rules Committee shall be convened by or at the direction of the Chief Justice.
(4) The Chairman of the Rules Committee shall be the Chief Justice or, in his absence, the senior District Judge present at the meeting.
Prohibition of proceedings
in error.
District Court Rules Committee.
(Replaced, 21 of 1962, s. 11)
PART III
PROVISIONS Applicable tO BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
18. (1) When any sum of money remains unclaimed in the Court for a period of 5 years, the Chief Justice may, on application by the Registrar of the Supreme Court, order such sum to be transferred to the general revenue of the Colony.
Transfer of unclaimed moneys in Court.
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