Hong Kong Ordinances

SUPREME COURT ORDINANCE - SECT 26

Wards of court

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, no infant shall be made a ward
of court except by virtue of an order to that effect made by the High Court.

(2) Where application is made for such an order in respect of an infant, the
infant shall become a ward of court on the making of the application, but
shall cease to be a ward of court at the expiration of such period as may be
prescribed by rules of court unless within that period an order has been made
in accordance with the application.

(3) The High Court may, either upon an application in that behalf or without
such an application, order that any infant who is for the time being a ward of
court shall cease to be a ward of court. [cf. 1949 c. 100 s. 9 U.K.]