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1988 Ed.] The Rules of the Supreme Court-Order 3

[CAP. 4

A 9

[Subsidiary]

(2) An application under this rule may be made by summons or motion and the grounds of objection must be stated in the summons or notice of motion.

ORDER 3

TIME

"Month" means calendar month (O. 3, r. 1)

1. Without prejudice to section 3 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance in its application to these rules, the word "month", where it occurs in any judgment, order, direction or other document forming part of any proceedings in the Supreme Court, means a calendar month unless the context otherwise requires.

Reckoning periods of time (O. 3, r. 2)

2. (1) Any period of time fixed by these rules or by any judgment, order or direction for doing any act shall be reckoned in accordance with the following provisions of this rule.

(2) Where the act is required to be done within a specified period after or from a specified date, the period begins immediately after that date.

(3) Where the act is required to be done within or not less than a specified period before a specified date, the period ends immediately before that date.

(4) Where the act is required to be done a specified number of clear days before or after a specified date, at least that number of days must intervene between the day on which the act is done and that date.

(5) Where, apart from this paragraph, the period in question, being a period of 7 days or less, would include a Sunday or a general holiday, that day shall be excluded.

In this paragraph "general holiday" means a day which is, or is to be observed as, a general holiday under the Holidays Ordinance.

Summer Vacation excluded from time for service, etc., of pleadings

(O. 3, r. 3)

3. Unless the Court otherwise directs, the period of the Summer Vacation shall be excluded in reckoning any period prescribed by these rules or by any order or direction for serving, filing or amending any pleading.

Time expires on Sunday, etc. (O. 3, r. 4)

4. Where the time prescribed by these rules, or by any judgment, order or direction, for doing any act at an office of the Court expires on a Sunday or other day on which that office is

(Cap. 1.)

(Cap. 149.)

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1988 Ed.] The Rules of the Supreme Court-Order 3 [CAP. 4 A 9 [Subsidiary] (2) An application under this rule may be made by summons or motion and the grounds of objection must be stated in the summons or notice of motion. ORDER 3 TIME "Month" means calendar month (O. 3, r. 1) 1. Without prejudice to section 3 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance in its application to these rules, the word "month", where it occurs in any judgment, order, direction or other document forming part of any proceedings in the Supreme Court, means a calendar month unless the context otherwise requires. Reckoning periods of time (O. 3, r. 2) 2. (1) Any period of time fixed by these rules or by any judgment, order or direction for doing any act shall be reckoned in accordance with the following provisions of this rule. (2) Where the act is required to be done within a specified period after or from a specified date, the period begins immediately after that date. (3) Where the act is required to be done within or not less than a specified period before a specified date, the period ends immediately before that date. (4) Where the act is required to be done a specified number of clear days before or after a specified date, at least that number of days must intervene between the day on which the act is done and that date. (5) Where, apart from this paragraph, the period in question, being a period of 7 days or less, would include a Sunday or a general holiday, that day shall be excluded. In this paragraph "general holiday" means a day which is, or is to be observed as, a general holiday under the Holidays Ordinance. Summer Vacation excluded from time for service, etc., of pleadings (O. 3, r. 3) 3. Unless the Court otherwise directs, the period of the Summer Vacation shall be excluded in reckoning any period prescribed by these rules or by any order or direction for serving, filing or amending any pleading. Time expires on Sunday, etc. (O. 3, r. 4) 4. Where the time prescribed by these rules, or by any judgment, order or direction, for doing any act at an office of the Court expires on a Sunday or other day on which that office is (Cap. 1.) (Cap. 149.)

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1988 Ed.] The Rules of the Supreme Court-Order 3 [CAP. 4 A 9 [Subsidiary] (2) An application under this rule may be made by summons or motion and the grounds of objection must be stated in the summons or notice of motion. ORDER 3 TIME "Month" means calendar month (O. 3, r. 1) 1. Without prejudice to section 3 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance in its application to these rules, the word "month", where it occurs in any judgment, order, direction or other document forming part of any proceedings in the Supreme Court, means a calendar month unless the context otherwise requires. Reckoning periods of time (O. 3, r. 2) 2. (1) Any period of time fixed by these rules or by any judgment, order or direction for doing any act shall be reckoned in accordance with the following provisions of this rule. (2) Where the act is required to be done within a specified period after or from a specified date, the period begins immediately after that date. (3) Where the act is required to be done within or not less than a specified period before a specified date, the period ends immediately before that date. (4) Where the act is required to be done a specified number of clear days before or after a specified date, at least that number of days must intervene between the day on which the act is done and that date. (5) Where, apart from this paragraph, the period in question, being a period of 7 days or less, would include a Sunday or a general holiday, that day shall be excluded. In this paragraph “general holiday" means a day which is, or is to be observed as, a general holiday under the Holidays Ordinance. Summer Vacation excluded from time for service, etc., of pleadings (0.3, r. 3) 3. Unless the Court otherwise directs, the period of the Summer Vacation shall be excluded in reckoning any period prescribed by these rules or by any order or direction for serving, filing or amending any pleading. Time expires on Sunday, etc. (O. 3, r. 4) 4. Where the time prescribed by these rules, or by any judgment, order or direction, for doing any act at an office of the Court expires on a Sunday or other day on which that office is (Cap. 1.) (Cap. 149.)

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