TNAG-1828-FCO40-2596-Hong-Kong-legal-practitioners-and-judiciary-Jury-(Amendment-1988 — Page 40

JURY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988

(b) in any other case, by originating summons to a

judge of the court.";

(b) in subsection (2), by adding “or (1A)” after "subsection (1)”.

12. Section 38(2) is repealed.

Rules

13. Sections 4, 5(c), (ƒ) and (h), 7(3)(a), 9(3A) and 37 are amended by "Hong Kong" repealing "the Colony" and substituting "Hong Kong".

14. The Schedule is amended

(a) in Form 1 by repealing "in the Colony”;

(b) in Form 2—

(i) by repealing—

"To of

Identity Card No.

(ii) by repealing "to me";

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(iii) by repealing "Commissioner of Registration." and sub- stituting -

substituted for "the Colony"

Schedule amended

SUPREME COURT

38 QUEENSWAY

"Registrar of the Supreme Court.

HONG KONG”.

Explanatory Memorandum

The main objects of this Bill are—

(a) to exempt from jury service all members of the Urban and Regional Councils, probation officers and certain social workers; and

(b) to repeal the requirement that lists of names added to settled jury

lists be published in the Gazette.

2.

Clause 2 extends the definition of "Commissioner" so that it means, in addition to the Commissioner of Registration, the Deputy Commissioner of Registration and an assistant commissioner of registration.

3. Clause 3 amends section 5 of the principal Ordinance by exempt- ing from jury service-

(a) all members of the Urban Council and Regional Council (ordinary

members of the Urban Council having been previously exempt);

(b) the principal probation officer and probation officers;

(c) social workers employed full-time in a reformatory school, place

of detention or approved institution.

4. Clauses 4, 5 and 6 amend sections 7, 9 and 10 of the principal Ordinance, which deal with the provisional and settled lists of jurors. The amendments make the Registrar of the Supreme Court responsible for the

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