Cap. 3activeordinance

Jury Ordinance

Full legislation

s.20

Special powers of judge as to composition of jury

It shall be lawful for any judge before whom a case is or may be heard, in his
discretion—
(a)
on an application made by or on behalf of the parties (including in criminal cases the prosecution and the accused) or any of them, or at his own instance, to make an order that the jury shall be composed of men only or of women only, as the case may require;
(b)
on an application made by a person to be exempted from service on a jury in respect of any case by reason of the nature of the evidence to be given or the issues to be tried, to grant such exemption.
(Amended
67 of 1995 s. 91
)
(Added
37 of 1947 s. 8
)