The Admiralty Jurisdiction (Hong Kong) Order 1985

• Citation: S.I. 1985/1197
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation, commencement and revocation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Admiralty Jurisdiction (Hong Kong) Order 1985.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on 13th November 1985.

(3) The Admiralty Jurisdiction (Hong Kong) Order in Council 1962 is hereby revoked.

Section 2 Admiralty jurisdiction of High Court of Hong Kong

The Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act 1890 shall, in relation to the High Court of Hong Kong, have effect as if for the reference in section 2(2) thereof to the Admiralty jurisdiction of the High Court in England there were substituted a reference to the Admiralty jurisdiction of that Court as defined by section 20 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 subject to the adaptations and modifications of the said section 20 that are specified in Schedule 1 to this Order.

Section 3 Application of provisions of the Supreme Court Act 1981 to Hong Kong

The provisions of sections 21, 22, 23 and 24 of Part II of the Supreme Court Act 1981 shall extend to Hong Kong with the adaptations and modifications that are specified in Column II of Schedule 2 to this Order.

Section 4 Consequential and general

Section 13(1) of the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) Act 1971 and section 6(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1974, as extended to Hong Kong by the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Hong Kong) Order 1975, are repealed.

Section 5

Save as is expressly provided otherwise in the Schedules to this Order, any reference therein, or in section 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24 of the Supreme Court Act 1981, to any enactment of the United Kingdom shall be construed for the purposes of this Order as a reference to that enactment as applying or extended to Hong Kong.