Cap. 3activeordinance

Jury Ordinance

Full legislation

s.33

Punishment of employer discriminating against employee by reason of jury service

(1)
No employer shall terminate, or threaten to terminate, the employment of, or in anyway discriminate against, any person employed by him by reason of the fact that such
person—
(a)
has served, or is serving, as a juror in any proceedings in the Court of First Instance or in any inquest under the Coroners Ordinance (
Cap. 504
);
(Amended
27 of 1997 s. 60
;
25 of 1998 s. 2
)
(b)
has been summoned under
section 17
to appear as a juror at the Court of First Instance; or
(Amended
25 of 1998 s. 2
)
(c)
has been summoned under
section 22
of the Coroners Ordinance (
Cap. 504
) to appear as a juror at an inquest under that Ordinance.
(Amended
27 of 1997 s. 60
)
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and
                liable to a fine
                at
                level 4 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(Amended
E.R. 2 of 2019
)