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Jury
[1988 Ed.
Provisional list of common jurors
7. (1) As soon as it appears to the Commissioner that any person is-
(a) qualified to serve as a juror under section 4; and
(b) not exempt from service as a juror under section 5,
he shall cause to be served on such person a notice in the form of Form 2 in the Schedule. (Replaced, 28 of 1962, s. 4)
(2) If any person upon whom a notice has been served in accordance with subsection (1) considers that he-
(a) does not qualify to serve as a juror under section 4; or
(b) is exempt from service as a juror under section 5,
he shall within 14 days after service upon him of such notice, notify the Registrar in writing to that effect stating the grounds upon which he claims exemption. (Replaced, 28 of 1962, s. 4. Amended, 37 of 1988, s. 4)
(3) On or before 1 October in each alternate year after the year 1960, the Registrar shall compile a provisional list of common jurors which shall consist of (Amended, 37 of 1988, s. 4)
(a) the name of every person whose name appeared on the last preceding list of common jurors other than the name of a person who the Registrar has reason to believe to have died or left Hong Kong permanently; and (Replaced, 3 of 1971, s. 3. Amended, 37 of 1988, ss. 4 and 13)
(b) subject to the determination of the Registrar upon any claim for exemption notified in accordance with subsection (2), the names of those persons upon whom, on or before the last preceding 1 September, the Commissioner caused a notice to be served in accordance with subsection (1). (Amended, 37 of 1988, s. 4)
(4) For the purpose of subsection (1), service of notice may be effected either by personal service or by posting the notice addressed to the person to be served at his last address as known to the Registrar. (Amended, 37 of 1988, s. 4) (Replaced, 39 of 1960, s. 5)
Provisional list of special jurors
8. On or before 1 October in each alternate year after the year 1960, the Registrar shall compile a provisional list of special jurors which shall consist of the names of not more than 350 persons being qualified and liable to serve as jurors, or such greater number as the Governor may from time to time determine.
Settlement of lists of jurors
(Added, 39 of 1960, s. 5. Amended, 72 of 1973, s. 2)
9. (1) On or before 1 October in each alternate year after the year 1960, the Registrar shall publish in the Gazette and in one English language daily newspaper and in one Chinese language daily newspaper, each circulating in