Hong Kong Ordinances

HIGH COURT ORDINANCE - SECT 37AC

Appointment of temporary senior deputy registrars

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(2) to be appointed as a senior deputy registrar to be a
temporary senior deputy registrar if-

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

   (b)  he considers that the interest of the administration of justice
        requires that a temporary senior 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 senior 
deputy registrar for a specified period only.

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

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

(5) In this section and section 40A, "temporary senior deputy registrar"
(暫委高級副司法常務官) means a person appointed under subsection (1)
to be a temporary senior deputy registrar. (Added 10 of 2005 s. 134)

"temporary senior deputy registrar" (暫委高級副司法常務官)