{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/admiralty-jurisdiction-hong-kong-order-1985/schedule-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/admiralty-jurisdiction-hong-kong-order-1985/schedule-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1985/1197",
  "legislation_title": "The Admiralty Jurisdiction (Hong Kong) Order 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/admiralty-jurisdiction-hong-kong-order-1985",
  "path": "schedule/2",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 21, 22, 23 AND 24 OF PART II OF THE SUPREME COURT ACT 1981 EXTENDED TO HONG KONG AND ADAPTATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS THERETO",
  "text": "Column I\nColumn II\nSection 21\nIn subsections (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) after the words “High Court” shall be inserted the words “of Hong Kong”. In subsection (7) the words “England and Wales” shall be deleted and the words “Hong Kong” shall be substituted.\nSection 22\nSubsection (2) shall be deleted and the following subsection shall be substituted—\n“(2) No court in Hong Kong shall entertain an action in personam to enforce a claim to which this section applies unless—\n(a) the defendant has his habitual residence or a place of business in Hong Kong; or\n(b) the cause of action arose within the territorial waters of Hong Kong; or\n(c) an action arising out of the same incident or series of incidents is proceeding in the court or has been heard and determined in the court.\nIn this subsection “territorial waters of Hong Kong” include any port, dock or harbour in Hong Kong.”.\nIn subsections (3), (6), (7) and (8) after the words “High Court” shall be inserted the words “of Hong Kong”.\nIn subsection (3) the words “England and Wales” shall be deleted and the words “Hong Kong” shall be substituted.\nSection 23\nAfter the words “High Court”, where they twice appear, shall be inserted the words “of Hong Kong”.\nSection 24\nIn subsection (1) in the definition of “collision regulations”, the words “or made or adopted under Part IX of the Merchant Shipping (Safety) Ordinance ” shall be inserted before the semicolon.\nIn subsection (1), the definition of ship shall read: ““ship” includes any description of vessel used in navigation and (except in subsection (2)(c) of this section) includes, subject to any regulations made by the Governor, a hovercraft;”\nIn subsection (2)(a) after the words “High Court” shall be inserted the words “of Hong Kong” .\nIn subsection (2)(c), for the words “subject to section 2(3) of the Hovercraft Act 1968” there shall be substituted the words “subject to any regulations made by the Governor”.\nIn subsection (2)(c) the words “, or of any ship, aircraft, hovercraft, cargo or other property belonging to the Government of Hong Kong” shall be inserted before the full stop.\nIn subsection (3) in the definition of “Her Majesty's hovercraft” the words “Northern Ireland” shall be deleted and the words “Hong Kong” shall be substituted.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Chapter 369 of the Laws of Hong Kong."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1985/1197/schedule/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T17:06:19.178734+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}