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(7) Regulations made under this section shall be subject to the approval of the Legislative Council.

20. Procedure

(1) Provision may be made by rules of court—

(a) with respect to applications under—

(i) section 5;

(ii) section 13;

(iii) section 17;

(iv) section 18; or

(v) regulations made under section 19;

(b) without limiting the generality of paragraph (a), with respect to the circumstances in which applications mentioned in that paragraph shall be made ex parte;

(c) without limiting the generality of paragraph (a), with respect to expediting, on grounds specified in the rules, the hearing of applications mentioned in that paragraph;

(d) with respect to the division, conversion or disposal of property for the purposes of satisfying an order under section 13(1) to which the property is subject where—

(i) section 13(2) is applicable; and

(ii) the property is not readily divisible for those purposes;

(e) without limiting the generality of paragraph (a), prescribing interests for the purposes of the definition of “prescribed interest”;

(f) generally with respect to the procedure under this Ordinance before any court.

(2) Subsection (1) is without prejudice to the generality of any existing power to make rules.

(3) Rules made under this section may—

(a) state that they supersede, in whole or in part, any rules that apply to procedure under this Ordinance by virtue of section 13(5);

(b) for the purposes of reflecting a supersession mentioned in paragraph (a), amend section 13(5).