CAP. 281] Merchant Shipping (Marine Courts)
Regulations.
[1969 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Marine court not to sit in court building.
Parties to proceedings.
Representation at investigation. (Cap. 87.)
Notice to produce.
Notice to admit documents.
Summons to witness.
Court not bound by rules of evidence.
5. A marine court shall not sit in a building in which any court sits.
6. (1) The Director and each person on whom a notice of investigation has been served under regulation 3 shall be a party to the investigation.
(2) Any other person may, by leave of the marine court, appear at an investigation, and any person so appearing shall also be a party to the investigation.
7. (1) The Director may be represented at an investigation by a legal officer within the meaning of the Legal Officers Ordinance or by counsel or a solicitor.
(2) Any other party to an investigation, and any other person who is required to give evidence or produce documents before a marine court, may be represented by counsel or a solicitor.
8. (1) Any party to an investigation may serve on any other such party notice in writing requiring him to produce any document relating to the matters in question and which is in the possession of or under the control of such other party.
(2) Where a notice to produce a document is not complied with, secondary evidence of the document may be given by the party who gave the notice.
9. (1) Any party to an investigation may serve on any other such party notice in writing requiring him to admit the documents specified in the notice.
(2) If the party on whom a notice is served under paragraph (1) does not admit any document specified therein, he shall, within fourteen days after the service of the notice, serve on the party by whom it was given a notice in writing stating that he does not admit the document and requires it to be proved.
(3) A party who does not serve notice in accordance with paragraph (2) in relation to any document shall be deemed to have admitted the document unless the marine court otherwise orders.
10. A summons requiring any person to attend before a marine court to give evidence or to produce any document shall be in the prescribed form.
11. (1) A marine court may receive and consider any evidence which in the opinion of the court is material to the questions which it is to determine, notwithstanding that the evidence would not be admissible in the courts of Hong Kong under the law relating to evidence:
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CAP. 281] Merchant Shipping (Marine Courts)
Regulations.
[1969 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Marine court not to sit in court building.
Parties to proceedings.
Representation at investigation. (Cap. 87.)
Notice to produce.
Notice to admit documents.
Summons to witness.
Court not bound by rules of evidence.
5. A marine_court_shall_not_sit_in_a_building_in_which_any court sits.
6. (1) The Director and each person on whom a notice of investigation has been served under regulation 3 shall be a party to the investigation.
(2) Any other person may, by leave of the marine court, appear at an investigation, and any person so appearing shall also be a party to the investigation.
7. (1) The Director may be represented at an investigation by a legal officer within the meaning of the Legal Officers Ordin- ance or by counsel or a solicitor.
(2) Any other party to an investigation, and any other person who is required to give evidence or produce documents before a marine court, may be represented by counsel or a solicitor.
8. (1) Any party to an investigation may serve on any other such party notice in writing requiring him to produce any docu- ment relating to the matters in question and which is in the posses- sion of or under the control of such other party.
(2) Where a notice to produce a document is not complied with, secondary evidence of the document may be given by the party who gave the notice.
9. (1) Any party to an investigation may serve on any other such party notice in writing requiring him to admit the documents specified in the notice.
(2) If the party on whom a notice is served under para- graph (1) does not admit any document specified therein, he shall, within fourteen days after the service of the notice, serve on the party by whom it was given a notice in writing stating that he does not admit the document and requires it to be proved.
(3) A party who does not serve notice in accordance with paragraph (2) in relation to any document shall be deemed to have admitted the document unless the marine court otherwise orders.
10. A summons requiring any person to attend before a marine court to give evidence or to produce any document shall be in the prescribed form.
11. (1) A marine court may receive and consider any evidence which in the opinion of the court is material to the questions which it is to determine, notwithstanding that the evidence would not be admissible in the courts of Hong Kong under the law relating to evidence:
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