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Allowances for loss of remuneration or expenses incurred.

Allowances for seamen witnesses.

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(2) If the witness attends on any day to give evidence, whether in one or more cases, and the period during which he is necessarily absent from his place of residence, business or em- ployment to attend for such purpose does not exceed four hours, his expert witness allowance shall not exceed one hundred dollars.

5. (1) The court may allow in respect of a witness who attends 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) The court may allow in respect of a seaman who is detained on shore for the purpose of attending to give evidence and thereby misses his ship, for the time during which he is. and is likely to be necessarily detained on shore-

(a) an allowance not exceeding thirty-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.

Ivo Rigby.

Chief Justice.

(This Note is not part of the rules, but år intended

to indicate their general purport).

These rules provide for the payment of allowances to witnesses in criminal proceedings.

刑事訴訟程序條例(香港法例第二二一章 ) 一九七一年刑事訴訟程序(證人津貼)規則

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(本文並非群規則之任何部份,而低惈以斷進該規則之火意科目的)。

本魢開規定對刑事际讼程序中之人,岭Þ津貼。