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[Subsidiary]

(Cap. 1)

CAP. 4 The Rules of the Supreme Court Order 1

[1988 Ed.

(4) In the case of the proceedings mentioned in paragraphs (2) and (3), nothing in those paragraphs shall be taken as affecting any provision of any rules (whether made under the Ordinance or any other Ordinance) by virtue of which the Rules of the Supreme Court or any provisions thereof are applied in relation to any of those proceedings.

Application of Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (0, 1,

r. 3)

3. The Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance shall apply for the interpretation of these rules as it applies to subsidiary legislation made after the commencement of that Ordinance.

Definitions (O. 1, r. 4)

4. (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, namely--

"an action for personal injuries" means an action in which there is a claim for damages in respect of personal injuries to the plaintiff or any other person or in respect of a person's death, and "personal injuries" includes any disease and any impairment of a person's physical or mental condition;

(HK) "bailiff" means a bailiff of the Court and any person lawfully

authorized to execute the process of the Court;

"cause book" means the book kept in the Registry in which the letter and number of, and other details relating to, a cause or matter are entered:

(HK) "Full Bench" means a Bench consisting of 2 or more Judges of

the High Court;

"master" means a master of the Supreme Court;

(HK) "money lender's action" has the meaning assigned to it by

Order 83A;

"notice of intention to defend" means an acknowledgment of service

containing a statement to the effect that the person by whom or on whose behalf it is signed intends to contest the proceedings to which the acknowledgment relates;

"officer" means an officer of the Supreme Court;

"originating summons" means every summons other than a sum-

mons in a pending cause or matter;

“pleading” does not include a petition, summons or preliminary act;

"probate action" has the meaning assigned to it by Order 76;

“receiver” includes a manager or consignee;

(HK) “Registrar" means the Registrar of the Supreme Court; and

includes a Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar;