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(3) In the event of the death or discharge by the court under subsection (1) of any juror during the trial of any action, suit, information or indictment, the trial of such action, suit, information or indictment shall be proceeded with in like manner as if the full number of jurors had continued to serve on the jury, and any verdict returned by the remaining jurons, or in civil cases by a majority, or in criminal cases by a majority consisting of not less than five of the remaining jurors shall be of equal validity as if il bad been retured by a jury consisting of the full number of jurors:

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Provided that in a criminal trial for an offence punish- able with death, the jury shall consist of not less than six, and in any other case, civil or crfinical, the jury shall con- sist of not less than five.",

No. 56 of 1978

Amendmeal of pesulaa 12.

3.

Section 32 of the principal Ordinance 'is' amended-

Amendment of section 33.

(a) by being renumbered as subsection (1) thereof; and

(b) by deleting that part thereof (appearing after paragraph (c) and

substituling the following-

"be shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of $3,000. (2) A person shall not be liable to a fins under sub- section (D) if he can show some reasopable cause for bis failure to comply with the sutusena, or for pot appearing or for withdrawing himself without permission.".

Section 31(2) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting "three thousand dollars" and "substituting the following-

"'$5,000".

Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 5th day of July, 1978,

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Clerk to the Legislative Council.

This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the bill, and is found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said bill.

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Clerk To the Legislative Council.

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