Hong Kong Ordinances

HIGH COURT ORDINANCE - SECT 37A

Appointment of temporary deputy registrars

(Past version on 01/07/1997).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Due to technical constraints, sections 37AA, 37AB and 37AC of this Ordinance
are placed after section 37A in the BLIS system. The correct sequence of the
sections should be "37AA, 37AB, 37AC, 37A".

(1) The Chief Justice may appoint a person who is eligible under
section 37AA(3) to be appointed as a deputy registrar to be a temporary 
deputy registrar if- (Amended 10 of 2005 s. 135)

   (a)  the office of any deputy registrar becomes vacant for any reason; or

   (b)  he considers that the interest of the administration of justice
        requires that a temporary deputy registrar should be appointed.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred on him by
subsection (1), the Chief Justice may appoint a temporary deputy  registrar
for a specified period only.

(3) The Chief Justice may terminate the appointment of a temporary 
deputy registrar at any time.

(4) A temporary deputy registrar may be called Master.

(5) In this section and section 40A, "temporary deputy registrar"
(暫委副司法常務官) means a person appointed under subsection (1) to be
a temporary  deputy registrar. (Added 1 of 1997 s. 5)

"temporary deputy registrar" (暫委副司法常務官)