Chapter Number and Title of Enactment
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Chapter: | 336 | Title: | District Court Ordinance |  | |
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| Cap 336 | Long title | |
| Cap 336 Part 1 | Preliminary | |
| Cap 336 s 1 | Short title | |
| Cap 336 s 2 | Interpretation | |
| Cap 336 Part 2 | The District Court | |
| Cap 336 s 3 | Establishment of the District Court, and its general jurisdiction | |
| Cap 336 s 4 | Constitution of the District Court | |
| Cap 336 s 5 | Professional qualifications of District Judges | |
| Cap 336 s 6 | Disposal of proceedings | |
| Cap 336 s 7 | Appointment of deputy District Judges | |
| Cap 336 s 8 | Power of deputy District Judge in part-heard cases | |
| Cap 336 s 9 | Jurisdiction in part-heard cases of magistrates appointed to be judges | |
| Cap 336 s 10 | Jurisdiction in part-heard cases of judges appointed to be High Court Judges or Court of First Instance deputy judges | |
| Cap 336 s 11 | (Repealed 47 of 1997 s. 10) | |
| Cap 336 s 11A | Term of office of District Judges | |
| Cap 336 s 12 | Distribution and disposal of business of the Court | |
| Cap 336 s 13 | Seal of the Court | |
| Cap 336 s 14 | Officers of the Court | |
| Cap 336 s 14AA | Professional qualifications of Registrar, deputy registrars and assistant registrars | |
| Cap 336 s 14AB | Appointment of temporary registrar | |
| Cap 336 s 14A | Appointment of temporary deputy registrars | |
| Cap 336 s 14B | Appointment of temporary assistant registrars | |
| Cap 336 s 14C | Powers of temporary registrar, etc. in case which is part-heard on termination of appointment | |
| Cap 336 s 15 | Right of audience | |
| Cap 336 s 16 | Prohibition of proceedings in error | |
| Cap 336 s 17 | District Court Rules Committee | |
| Cap 336 Part 3 | Provisions Applicable to both Civil and Criminal Proceedings | |
| Cap 336 s 18 | Transfer of unclaimed moneys in Court | |
| Cap 336 s 19 | (Repealed 59 of 1981 s. 4) | |
| Cap 336 s 20 | Committal for contempt | |
| Cap 336 s 21 | (Repealed 13 of 1995 s. 46) | |
| Cap 336 s 22 | Enforcement of liability for fees | |
| Cap 336 s 23 | Enforcement of fines and forfeited recognizances | |
| Cap 336 s 24 | Enforcement of orders and warrants for imprisonment | |
| Cap 336 s 25 | Registrar to take charge of fees, etc. | |
| Cap 336 s 26 | (Repealed 28 of 2000 s. 15) | |
| Cap 336 s 27 | Falsely pretending to act under authority of the Court | |
| Cap 336 s 28 | Falsely representing documents to have been issued from the Court | |
| Cap 336 s 29 | Rescuing goods | |
| Cap 336 s 30 | Assaulting officers | |
| Cap 336 s 31 | Revocation of committal order | |
| Cap 336 Part 4 | Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure | |
| Cap 336 s 32 | General jurisdiction in actions of contract, quasi-contract and tort | |
| Cap 336 s 33 | Money recoverable by enactment | |
| Cap 336 s 34 | Abandonment of part of claim to give Court jurisdiction | |
| Cap 336 s 35 | Jurisdiction for recovery of land | |
| Cap 336 s 36 | Jurisdiction where title in question | |
| Cap 336 s 37 | Equity jurisdiction | |
| Cap 336 s 37A | (Repealed 28 of 2000 s. 23) | |
| Cap 336 s 38 | Jurisdiction under the Married Persons Status Ordinance | |
| Cap 336 s 38A | Execution of instruments by order of the Court | |
| Cap 336 s 39 | Counterclaims | |
| Cap 336 s 40 | Saving | |
| Cap 336 s 41 | Procedure where proceedings beyond the jurisdiction of the Court are commenced in the Court | |
| Cap 336 s 42 | Transfer of proceedings to the Court of First Instance or the Lands Tribunal | |
| Cap 336 s 43 | Transfer to the Court from the Court of First Instance of proceedings within the jurisdiction of the Court | |
| Cap 336 s 44 | Transfer to the Court from the Court of First Instance where the parties consent | |
| Cap 336 s 44A | Costs in transferred cases, etc. | |
| Cap 336 s 45 | Division of causes of action | |
| Cap 336 s 46 | Infancy no defence | |
| Cap 336 s 47 | (Repealed 28 of 2000 s. 24) | |
| Cap 336 s 47A | Power of the Court to order disclosure, etc. of documents before commencement of proceedings | |
| Cap 336 s 47B | Extension of powers of the Court to order disclosure of documents, inspection of property, etc. | |
| Cap 336 s 47C | Provisions supplementary to sections 47A and 47B | |
| Cap 336 s 47D | Powers of the Court exercisable before commencement of action | |
| Cap 336 s 47E | Application to Government of sections 47A to 47D | |
| Cap 336 s 48 | General ancillary jurisdiction | |
| Cap 336 s 48A | Power to award damages as well as, or in substitution for, injunction or specific performance | |
| Cap 336 s 48B | Contempt of Court | |
| Cap 336 s 49 | Interest on claims for debt and damages | |
| Cap 336 s 50 | Interest on judgments | |
| Cap 336 s 51 | (Repealed 28 of 2000 s. 24) | |
| Cap 336 s 52 | Extension of jurisdiction to grant injunctions and to make declarations | |
| Cap 336 s 52A | Power of Court to impose charging order | |
| Cap 336 s 52AA | Property which may be charged | |
| Cap 336 s 52AB | Provisions supplementary to sections 52A and 52B | |
| Cap 336 s 52B | Injunction and receivers | |
| Cap 336 s 52C | Attachment of debts | |
| Cap 336 s 52D | No arrest or imprisonment without order | |
| Cap 336 s 52E | Prohibition on debtor leaving Hong Kong | |
| Cap 336 s 53 | Costs | |
| Cap 336 s 53A | Costs-only proceedings | |
| Cap 336 s 53B | Transfer of costs-only proceedings to Court of First Instance | |
| Cap 336 s 53C | Scale of costs on which costs awarded under section 53A are taxed | |
| Cap 336 s 54 | (Repealed 28 of 2000 s. 29) | |
| Cap 336 s 55 | (Repealed 28 of 2000 s. 29) | |
| Cap 336 s 56 | (Repealed 28 of 2000 s. 29) | |
| Cap 336 s 57 | (Repealed 28 of 2000 s. 29) | |
| Cap 336 s 58 | Assessors | |
| Cap 336 s 59 | Examination of witnesses outside the jurisdiction of the Court | |
| Cap 336 s 60 | Oral and written judgments, etc. | |
| Cap 336 s 61 | (Repealed 28 of 2000 s. 32) | |
| Cap 336 s 62 | Death or absence of judge before conclusion of trial | |
| Cap 336 s 63 | Appeals in civil matters* | |
| Cap 336 s 63A | Leave to appeal | |
| Cap 336 s 63B | Decision on leave to appeal final | |
| Cap 336 s 64 | Powers of Court of Appeal on appeal | |
| Cap 336 s 65 | Procedure on appeal | |
| Cap 336 s 66 | Stay of execution on appeal | |
| Cap 336 s 66A | Penalty for neglect of witness summons | |
| Cap 336 s 66B | Witness expenses | |
| Cap 336 s 67 | (Repealed 28 of 2000 s. 36) | |
| Cap 336 s 68 | Priority of Court of First Instance and court executions | |
| Cap 336 s 68A | Effect of writs of execution against goods | |
| Cap 336 s 68B | Sale of property in execution of judgment | |
| Cap 336 s 69 | Relief against forfeiture by action for non-payment of rent | |
| Cap 336 s 69A | Service of writ in lieu of demand | |
| Cap 336 s 69B | Relief against forfeiture by re-entry for non-payment of rent | |
| Cap 336 s 69C | Interpretation and application of this section and sections 69, 69A and 69B | |
| Cap 336 s 70 | Solicitors | |
| Cap 336 s 71 | Protection of judges | |
| Cap 336 s 71A | Registrar may apply for order | |
| Cap 336 s 71B | Protection of Registrar | |
| Cap 336 s 72 | Rules of court | |
| Cap 336 s 72A | Rules for commencing proceedings for estates of deceased persons | |
| Cap 336 s 72B | Rules as to proof of facts and admission of statements in civil proceedings | |
| Cap 336 s 72C | Rules as to stop orders and notices | |
| Cap 336 s 72CA | Rules as to costs and interest | |
| Cap 336 s 72D | Orders for interim payment | |
| Cap 336 s 72E | Orders for provisional damages for personal injuries | |
| Cap 336 s 73 | Suitors' Funds Rules | |
| Cap 336 s 73A | Amendments of limits of jurisdiction and other amounts | |
| Cap 336 s 73B | Rules in relation to jurisdiction under Sex Discrimination Ordinance | |
| Cap 336 s 73C | Rules in relation to jurisdiction under Disability Discrimination Ordinance | |
| Cap 336 s 73D | Rules in relation to jurisdiction under Family Status Discrimination Ordinance | |
| Cap 336 s 73E | Rules in relation to jurisdiction under Race Discrimination Ordinance | |
| Cap 336 Part 5 | Criminal Jurisdiction | |
| Cap 336 s 73F | Rules in relation to jurisdiction under Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance | |
| Cap 336 s 74 | Criminal jurisdiction | |
| Cap 336 s 75 | Procedure upon transfer of charge or complaint | |
| Cap 336 s 75A | Notice of alibi | |
| Cap 336 s 76 | Nolle prosequi | |
| Cap 336 s 77 | Signing and form of charge sheet | |
| Cap 336 s 77A | Transfer of proceedings | |
| Cap 336 s 77B | Procedure following an order of transfer | |
| Cap 336 s 77C | Application may be made in a multi-defendant or multi-charge situation | |
| Cap 336 s 78 | Limitation on prosecutions | |
| Cap 336 s 79 | Procedure and practice of the Court in its criminal jurisdiction | |
| Cap 336 s 79A | Plea by corporation | |
| Cap 336 s 80 | Verdict | |
| Cap 336 s 81 | Court may take into consideration outstanding offences on application of accused and consent of prosecution | |
| Cap 336 s 82 | Penalties | |
| Cap 336 s 83 | Appeals | |
| Cap 336 s 84 | Appeal by way of case stated | |
| Cap 336 s 85 | Aiders and abettors | |
| Cap 336 s 86 | Seizure of property | |
| Cap 336 s 87 | Criminal Procedure Rules | |
| Cap 336 s 88 | Saving of prerogative of mercy | |
| Cap 336 s 89 | (Repealed 28 of 2000 s. 43) | |
| Cap 336 s 90 | (Repealed 28 of 2000 s. 44) | |
| Cap 336 Sched 1 | Form of Charge Sheet | |
| Cap 336 Sched 2 |
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