### Lands Tribunal Ordinance 《土地審裁處條例》

5. Appointment of deputy of the President
(1) If the President is temporarily unable to exercise his functions as the president of the Tribunal, the Chief Justice may appoint any presiding officer of the Tribunal to act as the deputy of the President for such period as the Chief Justice may specify.
(2) A presiding officer of the Tribunal appointed under subsection (1) to act as the deputy of the President may exercise the powers and perform the duties of the President during the period of his appointment.
(Amended 49 of 1982 s. 5)

6. Acting appointments of President
(1) If the President is precluded by illness, absence from Hong Kong or any other cause from exercising his functions as the president of the Tribunal, the Chief Justice may appoint any presiding officer to act as the president of the Tribunal for such period as the Chief Justice may specify. (Amended 49 of 1982 s. 6)
(2) (Repealed 49 of 1982 s. 6)

6A. Appointment and powers of temporary members
(1) The Chief Justice may appoint a person who is eligible under section 4(3) or (4) to be appointed as a member of the Tribunal under section 4(1)(c) to be a temporary member of the Tribunal for such period and on such terms as he may think fit. (Replaced 10 of 2005 s. 139)
(2) Subject to the terms of appointment, a temporary member shall, during the period for which he is appointed, exercise all the jurisdiction and powers of the Tribunal, and exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of a member. (Amended 18 of 2014 s. 44)
(3) Every appointment made in accordance with this section may be terminated by the Chief Justice at any time.
(4) Where the hearing of any proceedings before a temporary member is adjourned or where judgment is reserved therein or decision is subject to review, the temporary member shall have power to resume the hearing and determine the proceedings or to deliver as the judgment of the Tribunal the judgment which he has reserved or to review the decision which he has given, notwithstanding that before the hearing is resumed or judgment is delivered or the review is disposed of, his appointment has expired or has been terminated.
(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), the power of a temporary member to deliver judgment in a resumed hearing includes the power of awarding costs and the making of any order ancillary to or consequential upon the award of costs.
(Added 21 of 1999 s. 6)

### Lands Tribunal Ordinance 《土地審裁處條例》

7A. Officers of the Tribunal
(1) There shall be attached to the Tribunal a registrar and such number of deputy registrars, assistant registrars, bailiffs, clerks, interpreters and other officers as the Chief Executive may consider necessary.
(2) In addition to the powers and duties conferred or imposed by or under this Ordinance or any other enactment, the registrar, any deputy registrar, assistant registrar, bailiff, clerk, interpreter and other officer attached to the Tribunal may exercise such powers and perform such duties, in so far as the same are applicable to the business of the Tribunal, as those respectively exercised or performed by the registrar, deputy registrar, assistant registrar, bailiff, clerk, interpreter or other officer attached to the High Court. (Amended E.R. 5 of 2018)
(3) Any act which by or under this Ordinance or any other enactment is required or authorized to be done by the registrar may be performed by a deputy registrar or assistant registrar of the Tribunal and any process of the Tribunal may be executed by any bailiff thereof notwithstanding that it may have been directed personally to some other bailiff.
(Added 21 of 1977 s. 3. Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)

7B. Protection of registrar
(1) No action shall be brought against the registrar for—
(a) any act done or omitted to be done by any bailiff without directions from the registrar; or
(b) any directions given to any bailiff with regard to the execution or non-execution of process if—
(i) such directions are in accordance with an order from the Tribunal under section 7C; and
(ii) no material fact is wilfully misrepresented or suppressed by the registrar.
(2) In this section and in section 7C—
registrar (司法常務官) includes a deputy registrar and assistant registrar. (Amended 28 of 2000 s. 47)
(Added 21 of 1977 s. 3)

7C. Registrar may apply for order
The registrar may, in case of doubt or difficulty, apply summarily to the Tribunal for an order for the direction and guidance of a bailiff, and the Tribunal may make such order in the matter as may seem just and reasonable.
(Added 21 of 1977 s. 3)

### Lands Tribunal Ordinance 《土地審裁處條例》

8A. Transfer of proceedings to the Court of First Instance or the District Court
(1) The Tribunal may transfer to the Court of First Instance or the District Court any proceedings instituted before the Tribunal which are within the jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance or the District Court, but which—
(a) are not within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal; or
(b) the Tribunal considers should in the interests of justice be so transferred.
(2) Proceedings may be transferred under subsection (1) at any stage.
(3) Where the Tribunal transfers proceedings under subsection (1) the practice and procedure of the Court of First Instance or, as the case may be, the District Court shall thereafter apply.
(Added 32 of 1985 s. 27. Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)

### Lands Tribunal Ordinance 《土地審裁處條例》

10A. Rules in relation to jurisdiction under Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance
(1) The Chief Justice after consultation with the President may make rules dealing generally with all matters of practice and procedure arising out of the Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance (Cap. 545).
(2) In any proceedings for determining an application for an order for sale under the Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance (Cap. 545), a member of the Tribunal shall have power to order, where he is satisfied that no injustice would be caused, that any question or issue arising from the application be heard before another member of the Tribunal for determination or inquiry, and without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the rules made under that subsection may regulate the exercise of the power conferred by this subsection.
(3) In subsection (2), member of the Tribunal (審裁處成員) means a member or members of the Tribunal exercising the jurisdiction of the Tribunal.
(Added 30 of 1998 s. 14)

### Lands Tribunal Ordinance 《土地審裁處條例》

11. Decisions of Tribunal final
(1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 11A, the decision of the Tribunal in determining— (Amended 49 of 1982 s. 11)
(a) the amount of compensation payable by the Government in the case of any claim submitted to it under section 8(1) or (2); or
(b) any appeal submitted to it under section 8(4),
shall be the final determination thereof.
(2) Subject to section 11AA and the provisions of any Ordinance relating to appeals from the Tribunal, any party to proceedings before the Tribunal may appeal to the Court of Appeal against a judgment, order or decision of the Tribunal on the ground that such judgment, order or decision is erroneous in point of law. (Amended 3 of 2008 s. 39)
(3) Subject to subsection (4), any appeal under subsection (2) shall be brought in such manner and shall be subject to such conditions as are prescribed by the Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4 sub. leg. A). (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)
(4) The time within which a notice of appeal must be served shall be calculated from the date on which leave to appeal is granted under section 11AA. (Amended 3 of 2008 s. 39)
(Amended 80 of 1978 s. 4; 30 of 1983 s. 4)