### Labour Tribunal Ordinance 《勞資審裁處條例》

38. Awards and orders may be registered in District Court
(1) A final award or order of the tribunal may be registered in the District Court in the prescribed manner. 
(2) On registration, the final award or order—
(a) becomes for all purposes a judgment of the District Court made on the date on which the final award or order was made by the tribunal; and 
(b) subject to section 40, may be enforced accordingly. 
(3) The final award or order may be enforced under subsection (2)(b) even though the award or order has been given for an amount that is beyond the jurisdiction of the District Court.
(Replaced 20 of 2014 s. 15)

39. Interest on claims and awards
(1) The tribunal may include in the amount of an award interest at the rate specified in subsection (4) on the whole or any part of the amount claimed for the whole or any part of the period between the date when the cause of action arose and the date of the award.
(2) The powers conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised—
(a) whether or not interest is expressly claimed;
(b) at any time after the date of the award if it appears to the tribunal that the failure to claim or to award interest was through inadvertence; and
(c) if an award is made ex parte against the defendant.
(3) An award shall carry interest at the rate specified in subsection (4) on the aggregate amount thereof, or on such part thereof as for the time being remains unsatisfied, from the date of the award until satisfaction.
(4) The rate of interest specified for the purpose of subsections (1) and (3) shall be the rate from time to time applicable to judgment debts under section 50 of the District Court Ordinance (Cap. 336). (Added 5 of 1986 s. 2. Amended 10 of 2005 s. 222)
(Amended 5 of 1986 s. 2)

40. Payment of award
(1) In a joint or representative claim the amount of an award or order shall be paid into the tribunal and shall be allocated amongst such parties to the claim and in such amounts as a presiding officer, who shall where possible be the presiding officer who heard the claim, may think fit.
(2) When money is paid into the tribunal by a defendant, in full or part discharge of an award or order made against him, the defendant shall be deemed to have satisfied his liability under the award or order to the extent of the amount so paid and shall not be liable to any claimant as to the manner in which such money is allocated by the tribunal.

### Labour Tribunal Ordinance 《勞資審裁處條例》

41. Interference with witness and perjury
(1) No person shall by threats, persuasion or otherwise induce a witness or a party not to give evidence in any hearing before the tribunal.
(1A) No person shall wilfully give false evidence in any hearing before the tribunal. (Added 13 of 1995 s. 47)
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (1A) shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction before a judge in the District Court shall be liable to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Amended 13 of 1995 s. 47; 25 of 1999 s. 13)
(3) (Repealed 13 of 1995 s. 47)

42. Insulting behaviour
(1) If any person, in a hearing before the tribunal,—
(a) uses a threatening or insulting expression to or concerning or in the presence of the presiding officer; or
(b) behaves in an insulting manner or wilfully interrupts the proceedings,

the presiding officer may summarily sentence the offender to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Replaced 29 of 1974 s. 8. Amended 25 of 1999 s. 14)
(2) It is declared that section 50 of the High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4) applies in the case of any exercise by the presiding officer of his power under subsection (1). (Added 25 of 1999 s. 14)

43. Punishment of witness for non-attendance and of person for non-production of document
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with—
(a) a subpoena served on him under section 20(2) to appear before the tribunal as a witness; or
(b) an order under section 20(2) to produce any document, record, book of account or other exhibit,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 2.
(Amended 25 of 1999 s. 15)

### Labour Tribunal Ordinance 《勞資審裁處條例》

44. Punishment for refusal to comply with request by tribunal officer to produce document and for obstruction of tribunal officer
Subject to section 14(5), any person who—
(a) refuses, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a lawful request made by a tribunal officer for the production to him of any records, books of account or other documents; or
(b) wilfully obstructs a tribunal officer in the carrying out of any duty under section 14,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 4.
(Amended 25 of 1999 s. 16)

### Labour Tribunal Ordinance 《勞資審裁處條例》

45. Chief Justice may make rules
(1) The Chief Justice may make rules— (Amended 20 of 2014 s. 25)
(a) regulating the procedure for—
(i) applying for review, and the hearing of such applications, under section 31;
(ii) applying for leave to appeal, and the hearing of such applications, under sections 32 and 35A; (Amended 25 of 1976 s. 7)
(iii) the hearing of appeals under sections 35 and 35B; (Replaced 29 of 1974 s. 9. Amended 79 of 1981 s. 9)
(b) regulating the transfer of proceedings to the Small Claims Tribunal, the District Court or the Court of First Instance; (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2; 25 of 1999 s. 17)
(c) providing for matters of procedure which are not provided for in this Ordinance;
(d) prescribing anything which is to be or may be prescribed;
(e) prescribing the fees and costs applicable to proceedings in the tribunal;
(f) (Repealed 25 of 1976 s. 7)(g) generally for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Chief Justice may make rules for regulating the following matters—
(a) the deposit, payment, delivery, and transfer in, into, and out of the tribunal of money and movable property of suitors;
(b) the evidence of such deposit, payment, delivery, or transfer, and the investment of and other dealings with money and movable property in the tribunal; and
(c) the powers and duties of the registrar with reference to such money and movable property. (Added 20 of 2014 s. 25)
(3) Without limiting subsection (2), rules made under that subsection may provide for—
(a) regulating the placing on and withdrawal from deposit of money in the tribunal, and the payment or crediting of interest on money placed on deposit;
(b) determining the smallest amount of money on deposit on which interest is to be credited to an account to which money placed on deposit belongs;
(c) determining the time at which money placed on deposit is to begin and to cease to bear interest and the mode of computing such interest;
(d) determining the cases in which money placed on deposit is to begin and to cease to bear interest and the mode of computing such interest;
(e) determining the cases in which interest on money placed on deposit is to be placed on deposit; and
(f) disposing of money remaining unclaimed in the tribunal. (Added 20 of 2014 s. 25)