Hong Kong Ordinances

DISTRICT COURT ORDINANCE - SECT 72C

Rules as to stop orders and notices

(1) In this section-

"prescribed securities" (訂明的保證物) means securities (including funds
in court) of a kind prescribed by rules of court made under this section;

"stop notice" (停止通知書) means a notice requiring any person on whom it
is served to refrain from taking any of the steps mentioned in subsection (4)
in respect of any of the securities specified in the notice, without first
notifying the person by whom, or on whose behalf, the notice was served;

"stop order" (停止令) means an order of the Court prohibiting the taking of
any of the steps mentioned in subsection (4) in respect of any of the
securities specified in the order.

(2) The Rules Committee may make rules of court for-

   (a)  the Court to make a stop order on the application of a person claiming
        to be entitled to an interest in prescribed securities; and

   (b)  the service of a stop notice by a person claiming to be entitled to an
        interest in prescribed securities.

(3) Rules of court made under this section are to prescribe the person on whom
a copy of a stop order or stop notice is to be served.

(4) The steps mentioned in subsection (1) are-

   (a)  the registration of a transfer of the securities;

   (b)  for funds in court, the transfer, delivery out, payment or other
        dealings with the funds, or of the income on the funds;

   (c)  the payment of a dividend, interest or otherwise for the securities;
        and

   (d)  for a unit trust, an acquisition of or other dealings with the units
        by a person or body exercising functions under the trust.

(5) Rules made under this section may include incidental, supplementary and
consequential provisions that the Rules Committee considers expedient, and may
make different provision for different cases or classes of cases. (Added 28 of
2000 s. 41)

"prescribed securities" (訂明的保證物)

"stop notice" (停止通知書)

"stop order" (停止令)