Cap. 3activeordinance

Jury Ordinance

Full legislation

s.15

Juries in civil actions

(1)
Where the court or a judge orders that a cause shall be heard before a jury,
                the party applying for such order shall, within 7 days after the cause is set down
                in the general hearing list or within such further period as the court or a judge
                may allow, deposit with the Registrar a sum sufficient to cover the expenses of the
                    jury.
(Amended
39 of 1960 s. 8
;
3 of 1971 s. 5
)
(2)
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Rules of the High Court (
Cap. 4 sub. leg. A
), if such deposit be not made within
                the time prescribed in subsection (1) the cause shall be heard by the court without
                a jury.
(Replaced
39 of 1960 s. 8
)
(3)
The expenses of the jury shall be treated as costs in the cause, and shall be
                awarded and apportioned in the manner provided by the Rules of the High Court (
Cap. 4 sub. leg. A
).