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(5) The coroner shall select the 3 jurors required from the panel by ballot, and may, if necessary, require any fit and proper person or bystander to serve as a juror, provided that such person or bystander is not exempted from jury service by section 5 of the Jury Ordinance.
(6) The finding of the majority of the jurors shall be the finding of the jury.
(Cap. 3.)
Procedure with
12. The jury shall be sworn or declared in the prescribed form and the oath may be administered to or the declaration made by 2 or more jurors at once.
12A. (1) A coroner may at any time during an inquiry discharge a juror-
(a) where, in the interests of justice, it appears to the coroner expedient to do so; or
(b) in the interests of the juror.
(2) In the event of the death or discharge by a coroner under subsection (1) of a juror during an inquiry, the inquiry shall be proceeded with in a like manner as if the full number of jurors had continued on the jury.
(3) Where a member of a jury is discharged by a coroner under subsection (1) or dies-
(a) subject to paragraph (b), the jury shall be considered as remaining properly constituted for all the purposes of the inquiry; and
(b) if the coroner considers it in the interests of justice to do so, he may discharge the remaining jurors and order a fresh inquiry to be held.
(Added, 49 of 1980, s. 6)
Discharge of jurors.
Verdicts.
12B. (1) In the event of any of the jurors, after reasonable consultation, dissenting from the residue, the verdict of a majority shall be taken to be the verdict of the jury.
(2) If in any inquiry it seems for any cause to be desirable the coroner may direct the jury to consider their verdict further.
(Added, 49 of 1980, s. 6)
13. (1) At the conclusion of an inquiry the coroner shall record in writing his finding or the finding of the jury and in a case where there is a jury each member thereof shall sign the finding.
(2) Whenever an inquiry is made under section 7(2) into the death of a person dying in official custody, the coroner shall furnish to the person in whose custody such person died a copy of the finding of the jury signed by him and the jurors.
Recording of finding
1980 Ed.]
Coroners
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(5) The coroner shall select the 3 jurors required from the panel by ballot, and may, if necessary, require any fit and proper person or bystander to serve as a juror, provided that such person or bystander is not exempted from jury service by section 5 of the Jury Ordinance.
(6) The finding of the majority of the jurors shall be the finding of the jury.
(Cap. 3.)
Procedure with
12. The jury shall be sworn or declared in the prescribed form and the oath may be administered to or the declaration made by 2 jury. or more jurors at once.
12A. (1) A coroner may at any time during an inquiry dis- charge a juror-
(a) where, in the interests of justice, it appears to the coroner
expedient to do so; or
(b) in the interests of the juror.
(2) In the event of the death or discharge by a coroner under subsection (1) of a juror during an inquiry, the inquiry shall be proceeded with in a like manner as if the full number of jurors had continued on the jury.
(3) Where a member of a jury is discharged by a coroner under subsection (1) or dies-
(a) subject to paragraph (b), the jury shall be considered as remaining properly constituted for all the purposes of the inquiry; and
(b) if the coroner considers it in the interests of justice to do so, he may discharge the remaining jurors and order a fresh inquiry to be held.
(Added, 49 of 1980, s. 6)
Discharge of jurors.
verdicts.
12B. (1) In the event of any of the jurors, after reasonable Majority consultation, dissenting from the residue, the verdict of a majority shall be taken to be the verdict of the jury.
(2) If in any inquiry it seems for any cause to be desirable the coroner may direct the jury to consider their verdict further.
(Added, 49 of 1980, s. 6)
13. (1) At the conclusion of an inquiry the coroner shall record in writing his finding or the finding of the jury and in a case where there is a jury each member thereof shall sign the finding.
(2) Whenever an inquiry is made under section 7(2) into the death of a person dying in official custody, the coroner shall furnish to the person in whose custody such person died a copy of the finding of the jury signed by him and the jurors.
Recording of finding
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