### Matrimonial Causes Rules 《婚姻訴訟規則》

55. Application for re-hearing
(1) An application for re-hearing of a cause tried by a judge alone (whether in the Court of First Instance or the District Court), where no error of the court at the hearing is alleged, shall be made to a judge. (25 of 1998 s. 2; L.N. 26 of 2002)
(2) Unless otherwise directed, the application shall be made to the judge by whom the cause was tried and shall be heard in open court.
(3) The application shall be made by a notice to attend before the judge on a day specified in the notice which shall state the grounds of the application.
(4) Unless otherwise directed, the notice must be issued within 6 weeks after the judgment and served on every other party to the cause not less than 14 days before the day fixed for the hearing of the application.
(5) The applicant shall file a certificate that the notice has been duly served on each person required to be served therewith.
(6) The application shall be supported by an affidavit setting out the allegations on which the applicant relies or exhibiting a copy of any pleading which he proposes to file if the application is granted, and a copy of the affidavit shall be served on every other party to the cause.
(7) Not less than 7 days before the application is heard the applicant shall file a copy of a transcript of so much as is relevant of the official shorthand note of the proceedings at the trial.
(8) Any other application for re-hearing shall be made by way of appeal to the Court of Appeal.
(9) This rule shall apply with the necessary modifications to a cause disposed of under rule 47A as it applies to a cause tried by a judge alone. (L.N. 123 of 1974)

### Matrimonial Causes Rules 《婚姻訴訟規則》

56. Decrees and orders
(1) (a) Every decree shall be drawn up by the party to whom it is granted. 
(b) Every order made in open court and every other order which is required to be drawn up shall be drawn up by the party having the carriage of the summons, notice or other document on which such order is indorsed. 
(c) An order made upon the making of the decree nisi shall be drawn up in Form 24(1) or Form 24(2) as may be appropriate with such variations as the circumstances of the particular case shall require.  (L.N. 78 of 1986)
(d) A decree on a joint application shall be drawn up by either of the applicants who shall notify the other applicant that he is drawing up the decree. (L.N. 172 of 1996) 
(2) Where a decree nisi is pronounced on a petition in which any such fact as is mentioned in paragraph (c) or (d) of section 11A(2) of the Ordinance is alleged, the decree shall state whether that fact was the only fact mentioned in the said section 11A(2) on which the petitioner was entitled to rely in support of his petition. (L.N. 135 of 1972; L.N. 172 of 1996) 
(3) Every decree or order when drawn up shall be produced with a copy thereof at the registry by the party who has drawn up such decree or order, and when passed by the registrar and sealed it shall be returned by the registrar to the party producing it and the copy shall be lodged in the registry. (L.N. 78 of 1986) 
(4) Where a party who is required to draw up a decree or order under paragraph (1) fails to produce a drawn up decree or order to the registry under paragraph (3) within 7 days after such decree is granted or order is made, any other party affected by such decree or order may draw up the decree or order as the case may be. (L.N. 78 of 1986) 

### Matrimonial Causes Rules 《婚姻訴訟規則》

56A. Application for rescission of decree
(1) An application by a respondent under section 15C(1) of the Ordinance, or by either party to the marriage under section 15C(2) of the Ordinance for the rescission of a decree of divorce shall be made to a judge and shall be heard in open court. 
(2) Paragraphs (3) and (5) of rule 55 shall apply to an application under this rule as they apply to an application under that rule. 
(3) Unless otherwise directed, the notice of the application shall be served on the petitioner or, where appropriate, the other party to the marriage not less than 14 days before the day fixed for the hearing of the application. 
(4) The application shall be supported by an affidavit setting out the allegations on which the applicant relies and a copy of the affidavit shall be served on the petitioner or, where appropriate, the other party to the marriage. 
(L.N. 135 of 1972; L.N. 172 of 1996)

### Matrimonial Causes Rules 《婚姻訴訟規則》

56B. Application under section 17A of the Ordinance
(1) An application by the respondent to a petition for divorce for the court to consider the financial position of the respondent after the divorce shall be made by notice in Form 8A. 
(2) Where the petitioner is served with a notice in Form 8A, then, unless he has already filed an affidavit under rule 9(4) or rule 73(2), he shall, within 14 days after the service of the notice, file an affidavit in answer to the application containing full particulars of his property and income, and if he does not do so, the court may order him to file an affidavit containing such particulars. 
(3) Within 14 days after service of any affidavit under paragraph (2), or within such other time as the court may fix, the respondent shall file an affidavit in reply containing full particulars of his property and income. 
(4) (Repealed L.N. 325 of 1982)(5) If a decree nisi has been granted and the court has held that the only fact mentioned in section 11A(2) of the Ordinance on which the petitioner was entitled to rely in support of his petition was that mentioned in paragraph (d) or (e) of that subsection, the judge by whom an application under section 17A of the Ordinance is to be heard shall fix an appointment for the hearing, and rules 77(3) to (7), 80 and 80A shall apply to the application as if it were an application for ancillary relief. (L.N. 325 of 1982; L.N. 172 of 1996)
(6) (Repealed L.N. 325 of 1982) (7) A statement of any of the matters mentioned in subsections (2) and (3) of section 17A of the Ordinance with respect to which the court is satisfied, or, where the court has proceeded under subsection (4) of the said section, a statement that the conditions for which that subsection provides have been fulfilled, shall be entered in the court minutes. 
(L.N. 123 of 1974)

58. Copies of decrees and orders
(1) The party who has under rule 56 drawn up a decree or order shall serve a copy thereof on every other affected party. 
(2) A sealed or other copy of any decree or order lodged in accordance with rule 56(3) shall be issued by the registrar to any person requiring such copy, on payment of the prescribed fee. 
(L.N. 78 of 1986)