Hong Kong Ordinances

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ORDINANCE - SECT 13

Rules of court or procedure only to apply where relevant authority provides for application

(Past version on 07/04/2000).

(1) Section 5, 5A, 6, 7 or 8 does not apply in relation to information given,
presented or retained, documents served or signatures required for the
purposes of any proceedings set out in Schedule 2, unless any rule of law
relating to those proceedings provide for its application.

(2) Subsection (1) is not to be construed as affecting any provision in a
rule of law referred to in that subsection, requiring or permitting, otherwise
than by reference to this Ordinance, the use of electronic records or
electronic signatures for the purposes of the proceedings to which the
rule of law relates.

(3) Any authority given by a rule of law to make rules (however described) for
the purpose of any proceedings set out in Schedule 2 is to be construed as
including a power to provide for-

   (a)  the application of section 5, 5A, 6, 7 or 8; and

   (b)  the specification of the matters referred to in section  11 (2)(a) and
        (b), by subsidiary legislation or otherwise, consequent to such
        application. (Amended 14 of 2004 s. 9)