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anle officer or lierson who but for the passing of Lhis Act
would have beeii cntitled to reccive the same in respect of
like husincss. Sn far as any such rulcs are inapplica,ble
or do not extend: the rules of court for the exercise by a
court of its ordinary nivil jiiriidiction shaii have effect as
iitlcs for the exeicise by the sanie court of the juriadiction
conferrcd by this Act.
(4.) At any time after the passing of this Act any Colo-
nial law may be priwed, sndany Vice-Admiralty Court niay
be rstablished and juriediction vcsted in such Court, but
any siich lan, extxblishmrnt, or vcstingshall not conie into
effect untd the comnienccnicnt of thic Act.
17. On t,he roriirnenccmcnt of this Act iii aiiy BriLisb
pos~nsion, but subjcct to the provisions of this Act, every
ViccAdiniralty Coiirt in that posxmion shall be abo-
lished; suhject a-Y foUou~s.-
(1) Ali judgments of such Vice-Aduiiralt? Court shdl be
executed and may be appcaled from in like manner as
if this Act had not passrd, and al1 appeals frcm any
Yice-ridmiralty Court pcnding at the conunencement
of this Act shall be hesid and determined, and the
judgtnent thercon exccuted as nearly as may be in like
rirs,nner as if tliia Act had not passcd :
(2) Al1 procecdinga pending in the Vice-Admiraltu
Court in any British possesion nt the conirnencement-
of this Act shall, notivithstanding the repeal of any enact
ment hy this Act, be continucd in a Colonial Court of
Admiralty of the possession in nianner directed by
riileaof coiil.t.,and,sc fur asno such ride entends,iiilike
riianner,asnearly asiriay be, as if they had ben original-
ly begun in such court :
(3) Where an? person holding s,ii oEcc, wheher that
ofijudge: registrar, or mrirshal, or nny other officc in nny
sitch Vice-Admiraltg Court in n. British possession, sufTers
any pecunis,ry loss in consequenne of the abolition of such
court, the Government of the British poss~ssion, on com-