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APPENDICES

1996

1997

1998

Small Claims Tribunal

Number of claims filed

Labour Tribunal

41 936

39 196

54 613

Number of cases filed

7 862

6 319

9 476

Obscene Articles Tribunal

Number of cases filed for classification

1 212

1 004

Number of articles filed for determination

99 317

315 184

1 539 264 291

Total

100 529

316 188

265 830

Coroner's Court

Number of inquests held

202

203

Number of deaths inquired into

7 512

7 264

201 7 788

Lands Tribunal

Number of cases filed

4 029

5 026

Magistracies

Charge sheets issued

147 152

132 094

Department Summonses issued

202 029

152 631

Drivers' Offence Point Summonses issued

5 063

Fixed Penalty Summonses issued

2 162

6 703 1 852

Private Summons

20

9

Miscellaneous proceedings issued

11 886

12 774

Anti-litter notices issued

Fixed penalty notices issued

Total

Defendants charged

Adults

Juveniles

38 380

40 873

5955

126 882 198 068

7 884 1962

18 7211

45 705

143 528

129 993

136 264

550 220

476 929

523 994

564 659

488 169

535 995

3.307

3 326

3 061

567 966

491 495

539 056

Total

Defendants convicted

Adults

Juveniles

Total

Notes: (1) Figures are available from 1 July 1997 onwards.

529 567 1 817

531 384

398 716 1978

400 694

481 954

1 491

483 445

(2) Figures are available from 20 February 1997 onwards.

(3) The figures included the number of bankruptcy notices. Since 1 April 1998 with the commencement of the Bankruptcy (Amendment)

Rules 1998, bankruptcy notices were no longer issued. The figure for 1998 is therefore relatively lower.

(4) Figures are available from 1 April 1998 onwards.

(5) Figures are available from 24 June 1996 onwards.

Not applicable.

Source: Judiciary.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2825 4667)