Guardianship of Minors Ordinance

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Ordinance,
Part 4
of the District Court Ordinance (
Cap. 336
) shall apply to every proceeding before, and every order by, the District Court under this Ordinance,
and—
(Amended
69 of 1997 s. 7
)
(a)
the application may be heard and determined otherwise than in open court;
(b)
where the District Court considers that the matter is one which could more conveniently be dealt with by the Court of First Instance, the District Court may refuse to make an order and in that case, without prejudice to the general right of appeal conferred by
Part 4
of the District Court Ordinance (
Cap. 336
), no appeal shall lie from the decision of the District Court;
(Amended
25 of 1998 s. 2
)
(c)
an order for the payment of money shall be enforceable in like manner as an order for the payment of a civil debt.
(Amended
E.R. 1 of 2013
)