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Chapter: | 227A
 | Title: | MAGISTRATES (ADMINISTRATIVE) RULES | Gazette Number: | |
| Rule: | 1 | Heading: | Interpretation | Version Date: | 30/06/1997 |
SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS
1. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-
"authorized clerk" (獲授權書記) means in respect of each magistracy any person authorized in writing, by a magistrate normally sitting at that magistracy, to perform the duties hereinafter referred to;
"magistracy" (裁判法院) means any premises, other than those separately used as a juvenile court in accordance with the provisions of section 3D(2) of the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance (Cap 226), which contain rooms in which a magistrate habitually sits to hear and try any complaint or information;
"transfer" (移交) refers to the transfer of a charge to the District Court.
(G.N.A. 91 of 1960)