Jury Ordinance

(1)
On application and on cause being shown, the court
may—
(a)
exempt any person from serving as a juror on any trial or for any period;
(b)
remove the name of any person from the list of jurors.
(Replaced
37 of 1988 s. 11
. Amended
13 of 1995 s. 16
)
(1A)
An application under subsection (1) shall be
made—
(a)
where the person has been summoned to appear as a juror, to the court or judge before whom he is required to attend; and
(b)
in any other case, by originating summons to a judge of the court.
(Added
37 of 1988 s. 11
)
(2)
Without prejudice to anything contained in subsection (1) or (1A), if any person who has been summoned by the Registrar to attend on a jury shows in writing to the satisfaction of the Registrar that there is a good reason why he should be excused from attending on that jury, it shall be lawful for the Registrar, notwithstanding anything contained in this or any other Ordinance, to excuse that person from so
attending:
(Amended
37 of 1988 s. 11
)
Provided that the Registrar shall produce to the court or judge any application received by him from any person asking to be excused from attendance on any jury summoned for the trial of cases before that court or judge and any correspondence relating to any such application.
(Added
39 of 1960 s. 10
. Amended
1 of 1997 s. 9
)