Hong Kong Ordinances

COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE - SECT 176

Appeal to court on point of law

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 25 of 1998 s. 2 Appeals

(1) An appeal lies on any point of law arising from a decision of the
Copyright Tribunal to the Court of First Instance. (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)

(2) The rules made under section 174 may limit the time within which an appeal
may be brought.

(3) The rules made under that section may provide-

   (a)  for suspending, or authorizing or requiring the Tribunal to suspend,
        the operation of orders of the Tribunal in cases where its decision is
        appealed against;

   (b)  for modifying in relation to an order of the Tribunal whose operation
        is suspended the operation of any provision of this Part as to the
        effect of the order;

   (c)  for the publication of notices or the taking of other steps for
        securing that persons affected by the suspension of an order of the
        Tribunal will be informed of its suspension. [ cf. 1988 c. 48 s. 152
        U.K.]