Hong Kong Ordinances

MARRIAGE ORDINANCE - SECT 5L

Decisions of Appeal Board

(1) The Appeal Board may, on an appeal lodged under section 5K against a
decision of the Registrar-

   (a)  confirm the decision appealed against and dismiss the appeal
        accordingly;

   (b)  revoke the decision appealed against and substitute any decision that
        the Registrar could have made for the decision appealed against; or

   (c)  revoke the decision appealed against.

(2) An appointment cancelled under subsection (1)(b) shall, for the purposes
of other provisions of this Ordinance (except section 5K), be regarded as
being cancelled under section 5D(1).

(3) If the Appeal Board gives under subsection (1)(b) a notice that the
Registrar could have given under section 5D(9), the notice shall, for the
purposes of other provisions of this Ordinance (except section 5K), be
regarded as a notice given under section 5D(9).

(4) An appointment suspended under subsection (1)(b) shall, for the purposes
of other provisions of this Ordinance (except section 5K), be regarded as
being suspended under section 5E(1). (Part 4 added 23 of 2005 s. 5)