6
CAP. 336]
District Court
[1984 Ed.
Establishment of the District Court of
Hong Kong, and general jurisdiction thereof.
Constitution of the District Court.
"hereditament" includes both a corporeal and an incorporeal hereditament; (Added, 21 of 1962, s. 2)
"judge" means a District Judge or a deputy District Judge;
(Replaced, 79 of 1981, s. 11)
"land" means land of whatever description, any part or section thereof, and tenements and buildings or parts of buildings (whether the division is horizontal, vertical or made in any other way); (Added, 14 of 1973, s. 2)
"matter" includes every proceeding in the Court not in a cause; "party" includes every person served with notice of or attending any
proceedings, although not named in the record;
"plaintiff" includes every person asking for any relief (otherwise than by way of counterclaim as a defendant) against any other person by any form of proceeding, whether the proceeding is by action, suit, petition, motion, summons or otherwise;
"Registrar" subject to the provisions of section 14, means the Registrar of the District Court; (Added, 21 of 1962, s. 2) "Rules Committee" means the District Court Rules Committee
established under section 17. (Added, 21 of 1962, s. 2)
3.
PART II
(1 of 1953, s. 2, incorporated)
THE DISTRICT COURT
(1) A court, to be known as the District Court of Hong Kong, is hereby established.
(2) The Court shall be a court of record and shall have such civil and criminal jurisdiction and powers as are conferred upon it by this Ordinance and by any other enactment for the time being in force. (Amended, 21 of 1962, s. 3)
(3) The jurisdiction and powers conferred by any other enactment for the time being in force shall be subject only to such limitations as such enactment may provide or may have provided. (Added, 20 of 1963, s. 3)
4.
(1 of 1953, s. 3, incorporated)
(1) The Court shall consist of 2 or more judges, to be known as District Judges.
(2) District Judges shall be appointed by the Governor by instrument under the Public Seal.
(3) Any appointment made under the provisions of subsection (2) may be given effect from a date anterior to that of the instrument by which it is made:
Provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to authorize the discharge of any judicial functions by any person so appointed
6
CAP. 336]
District Court
[1984 Ed.
Establishment of the District Court of
Hong Kong, and general jurisdiction thereof.
Constitution of the District Court.
"hereditament" includes both a corporeal and an incorporeal here-
ditament; (Added, 21 of 1962, s. 2)
"judge" means a District Judge or a deputy District Judge;
(Replaced, 79 of 1981, s. 11)
"land" means land of whatever description, any part or section thereof, and tenements and buildings or parts of buildings (whether the division is horizontal, vertical or made in any other way); (Added, 14 of 1973, s. 2)
"matter" includes every proceeding in the Court not in a cause; "party" includes every person served with notice of or attending any
proceedings, although not named in the record;
"plaintiff" includes every person asking for any relief (otherwise than by way of counterclaim as a defendant) against any other person by any form of proceeding, whether the proceeding is by action, suit, petition, motion, summons or otherwise;
"Registrar" subject to the provisions of section 14, means the Registrar of the District Court; (Added, 21 of 1962, s. 2) "Rules Committee" means the District Court Rules Committee
established under section 17. (Added, 21 of 1962, s. 2)
3.
PART II
(1 of 1953, s. 2, incorporated)
THE DISTRICT COURT
(1) A court, to be known as the District Court of Hong Kong, is hereby established.
(2) The Court shall be a court of record and shall have such civil and criminal jurisdiction and powers as are conferred upon it by this Ordinance and by any other enactment for the time being in force. (Amended, 21 of 1962, s. 3)
(3) The jurisdiction and powers conferred by any other enact- ment for the time being in force shall be subject only to such limitations as such enactment may provide or may have provided. (Added, 20 of 1963, s. 3)
4.
(1 of 1953, s. 3, incorporated)
(1) The Court shall consist of 2 or more judges, to be known as District Judges.
(2) District Judges shall be appointed by the Governor by instrument under the Public Seal.
(3) Any appointment made under the provisions of sub- section (2) may be given effect from a date anterior to that of the instrument by which it is made:
Provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to authorize the discharge of any judicial functions by any person so appointed
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