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HK Historical Laws 香港歷史法例 All

818 [ 12 OF 1886. ] BILLS OF SALE .


Upon the registration of any affidavit of renewal, the like
entry shall be made, with the addition of the date and number
of the last previousentry relatingto the same bill, and the bill
of sale or copy originally filed shall be thereupon marked with
the number affixed to such affidavit of renewal.
The Registrar shall also keep an index of the names of the
grantors of registered bills of sale with reference to entries in
the register of the bills of sale given by each such grantor.
Such index shall be arranged in divisions corresponding with
the letters of the alphabet, so that all grantors whose surnames
begin with the same letter ( and no others) shall be comprised
in one division , but the arrangement within each such division
need not be strictly alphabetical.
Rectification
.
21. Any Judge of the Supreme Court , on being satisfied
(41 & 42 v.c. that the omission to register a bill of sale or an affidavit of
31 , s . 14. ) renewal thereof within the time prescribed by this ordinance,
or the omission or misstatement of the name, residence, or
occupation of any person , was accidental or due to inadvertence,
may in his discretion order such omission or misstatement to
be rectified by the insertion in the register of the true naine,
residence, or occupation, or by extending the time for such
registration on such terms and conditions (if any) as to security,
notice by advertisement or otherwise, or as to any other matter,
as he thinks fit to direct.
Entry of 22. Subject to and in accordance with any rules to be made
satisfaction .
[ 41 & 42 V. C. under and for the purposes of this ordinance, the Registrar may
31 , s . 15. ] order amemorandum satisfaction to be written upon any
of
registered copy of a bill of sale, upon the prescribed evidence
being given that the debt ( if any ) for which such bill of sale
was made or given has been satisfied or discharged.
Copies may
be taken . 23. Any person shall be entitled to have an office copy or
[41& 12 V.c. extract of any registered bill of sale, and affidavit of execution
31 , s. 16. ) filed therewith, or copy thereof, and of any affidavit filed there
with, if any, or registered affidavit of renewal, upon paying for
the same at the like rate as for office copies of judgments of the
Supreme Court, and any copy of a registered bill of sale, and
aftidavit purporting to be an office copy thereof, shall in all
Courts and before all arbitrators or other persons , be admitted
as primâ facie evidence thereof, and of the fact and date of
(45 &46V. c. registration as shown thereon. Any person shall be entitled at
31 , s. 16. ]
all reasonable times to search the register upon payınent of 25
cents subject to such regulations as may be prescribed and
shall be entitled at all reasonable times to inspect, examine and
every registered bill of sale without
make extracts from any and every
being required to make a written application or to specify any

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