A 82
[Subsidiary]
(Cap. 91)
(Cap. 272)
CAP. 4] The Rules of the Supreme Court Order 22 [1988 Ed.
Unless the Court otherwise orders, a party who has paid money into court in pursuance of an order made under Order 14—
(a) may by notice to the other party appropriate the whole or any part of the money and any additional payment, if necessary, to any particular claim made in the writ or counterclaim, as the case may be, and specified in the notice, or
(b) if he pleads a tender, may by his pleading appropriate the whole or any part of the money as payment into court of the money alleged to have been tendered;
and money appropriated in accordance with this rule shall be deemed to be money paid into court in accordance with rule 1 or money paid into court with a plea of tender, as the case may be, and this Order shall apply accordingly.
Person to whom payment to be made (O. 22, r. 10)
10. (1) Where the party entitled to money in court is a person in respect of whom a certificate is or has been in force entitling him to legal aid under the Legal Aid Ordinance, payment shall be made only to the Director of Legal Aid without the need for any authority from the party.
(2) Subject to paragraph (1), payment shall be made to the party entitled or to his solicitor.
(3) This rule applies whether the money in court has been paid into court under rule 1 or under an order of the Court or a certificate of the Registrar.
Payment out: small intestate estates (O. 22, r. 11)
11. Where a person entitled to a fund in court, or a share of such fund, dies intestate and the Court is satisfied that no grant of administration of his estate has been made and that the assets of his estate, including the fund or share, do not exceed $20,000 in value, it may order that the fund or share shall be paid, transferred or delivered to the person who, being a widower, widow, child, father, mother, brother or sister of the deceased, would have the prior right to a grant of administration of the estate of the deceased.
Payment of hospital expenses (O. 22, r. 12)
12. (1) This rule applies in relation to an action or counter-claim for bodily injury arising out of the use of a motor vehicle on a road or in a place to which the public have a right of access in which the claim for damages includes a sum for hospital expenses.
(2) Where the party against whom the claim is made, or an authorized insurer within the meaning of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party Risks) Ordinance pays the amount
A 82
[Subsidiary]
(Cap. 91)
(Cap. 272.)
CAP. 4] The Rules of the Supreme Court Order 22 [1988 Ed.
Unless the Court otherwise orders, a party who has paid money into court in pursuance of an order made under Order 14-
(a) may by notice to the other party appropriate the whole or any part of the money and any additional payment, if necessary, to any particular claim made in the writ or counterclaim, as the case may be, and specified in the notice, or
(b) if he pleads a tender, may by his pleading appropriate the whole or any part of the money as payment into court of the money alleged to have been tendered;
and money appropriate in accordance with this rule shall be deemed to be money paid into court in accordance with rule 1 or money paid into court with a plea of tender, as the case may be, and this Order shall apply accordingly.
Person to whom payment to be made (O. 22, r. 10)
10. (1) Where the party entitled to money in court is a person in respect of whom a certificate is or has been in force entitling him to legal aid under the Legal Aid Ordinance, payment shall be made only to the Director of Legal Aid without the need for any authority from the party.
(2) Subject to paragraph (1), payment shall be made to the party entitled or to his solicitor.
(3) This rule applies whether the money in court has been paid into court under rule 1 or under an order of the Court or a certificate of the Registrar.
Payment out: small intestate estates (O. 22, r. 11)
11. Where a person entitled to a fund in court, or a share of such fund, dies intestate and the Court is satisfied that no grant of administration of his estate has been made and that the assets of his estate, including the fund or share, do not exceed $20,000 in value, it may order that the fund or share shall be paid, transferred or delivered to the person who, being a widower, widow, child, father, mother, brother or sister of the deceased, would have the prior right to a grant of administration of the estate of the deceased.
Payment of hospital expenses (O. 22, r. 12)
12. (1) This rule applies in relation to an action or counter- claim for bodily injury arising out of the use of a motor vehicle on a road or in a place to which the public have a right of access in which the claim for damages includes a sum for hospital expenses.
(2) Where the party against whom the claim is made, or an authorized insurer within the meaning of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party Risks) Ordinance pays the amount
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