1964_JURY_ORDINANCE — Page 4

1988 Ed.]

Supply of information

Jury

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4A. (1) The Registrar or the Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require any person specified in the notice who possesses that information, to supply him, in such manner and within such time as may be so specified, with--

(a) the name and the number of the identity card of any person who has passed or obtained such grade of pass in any English language examination or part thereof as may be specified;

(b) such information as he considers necessary to enable him to determine whether any person has a knowledge of the English language sufficient for the purposes set out in section 4.

(2) Notice under subsection (1) may be given to the person in question by-

(a) delivering it to him;

(b) leaving it at his last known address; or

(c) sending it by post to his last known postal address.

(3) Any person who-

(a) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (1); or

(b) in purported compliance with any such requirement, knowingly supplies any information which is false in a material particular,

shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 3 months.

(Added, 64 of 1984, s. 3)

Exemptions from service

5. The following persons shall be exempt from service as jurors- (Amended, 51 of 1911; 63 of 1911, Schedule and 28 of 1962, s. 3)

(a) members of the Executive or Legislative Council; (Replaced, 8 of 1912, s. 29. Amended, 67 of 1987, s. 2)

(aa) members of the Urban Council and members of the Regional Council; (Replaced, 37 of 1988, s. 3)

(ab) justices of the peace; (Added, 64 of 1984, s. 4)

(b) any public officer who is

(i) a judge, deputy judge, District Judge, deputy District Judge, Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Assistant Registrar, coroner magistrate;

or

(ii) a presiding officer, adjudicator or member of any tribunal established by law;

(iii) an officer or member of the staff of any court or tribunal established by law, if his work is mainly concerned with the day to day administration of the court or tribunal;

(iv) appointed to and serving in Hong Kong as a legal officer;