Jury Ordinance

(1)
If any juror, having been duly served with a
summons—
(a)
fails to attend; or
(b)
being present, does not appear when
                    called;
                    or
(c)
after appearance, withdraws himself without the permission of the judge,
he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine at level 2.
(Amended
50 of 1911
;
51 of 1911
;
62 of 1911
Schedule
;
63 of 1911
Schedule
;
32 of 1952 s. 5
;
55 of 1978 s. 3
;
21 of 1999 s. 23
)
(2)
A person shall not be liable to a fine under subsection (1) if he can show some reasonable cause for his failure to comply with the summons, or for not appearing or for withdrawing himself without permission.
(Added
55 of 1978 s. 3
)
(3)
Where any juror, having been duly served with a
summons—
(a)
being present, does not appear when
                    called,
                    or
(b)
after appearance, withdraws himself without the permission of the judge,
such failure to appear or such withdrawal shall be punishable as a criminal contempt of court committed in the face of the court.
(Added
64 of 1984 s. 11
)