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Allowances

for loss of remuneration or expenses incurred.

Allowances for scamen witnesses.

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5 (1) A coroner may allow in respect of a witness who altends to give evidence (other than professional or expert evidence), whether in one or more cases, and thereby loses remuneration or necessarily incurs expense (other than expense on account of lodging or subsistence) to which he would not otherwise have been subject, a loss allowance not exceeding thirty-six dollars for each day of attendance, in respect of that loss or expense.

(2) If the period during which the witness is necessarily absent from his place of residence, business or employment to attend to give evidence does not exceed four hours, his loss allowance shall not exceed eighteen dollars.

6. (1) A coroner may allow in respect of a seaman who is detained on shore for the purpose of attending to give evidence and thereby misses bis ship. for the time during which he is, and is likely to be necessarily detained on shore...

(a) an allowance not exceeding thiny-six dollars a day in

respect of loss of wages, together with

(b) an allowance not exceeding the sum actually and reason-

ably incurred for his maintenance.

(2) Rules 3, 4 and 5 shall not apply to a person in respect

of whom an allowance is made under this rule.

Dated this 5th day of November 1971.

Explanatory Note.

dr. Rigby

Chief Justice,

(This Note is not part of the rules. but is intended

to indicate their general purport).

These rules provide for the payment of aliowances to witnesses in

death enquires.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ORDINANCE. (Chapter 221)

RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Resolution made and passed by the Legislative Council under section 9B of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance on the 17th November 1971.

Fr

IS HÉREBY RESOLVED that the Criminal Procedure (Witnesses' Allowances) Rules 1971, made by the Chief Justice on the 5th November 1971, be approved.

Clerk to the Legislative Council.

17th November 1971.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

死因裁判官條例(香港法例第十四章)

一九七一年死因裁判官(證人津貼)規則

註 鞯

(本文並非該說剛之任何部份,而就係以榆述該規則之大意爲目的)。

本規則規定對在死因研訊時之證人,給予津貼。