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Session, 48th General Assembly 67 Elizabeth II, 2018 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE JURY ACT, 1991 |
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Received and Read the First Time................................................................................................. |
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Royal Assent...................................................................................................................................... |
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HONOURABLE
ANDREW PARSONS, Q.C. Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney
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Ordered
to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly |
EXPLANATORY NOTES This Bill would amend the Jury Act, 1991 to increase the minimum age at which a person may apply to be exempted permanently from serving as a juror. A BILL AN ACT TO AMEND THE JURY ACT, 1991 Analysis 1. S.9 R&S Permanent exemption 2.
S.23 Amdt. 3. Transitional Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: SNL1991 c16 1. Section 9 of the Jury Act, 1991 is repealed and the following substituted: Permanent exemption 9. (1) A person who is (a) 75 years of age or older; (b) mentally or physically incapacitated; or (c) suffering from an illness which may reasonably be expected to be permanent shall, on application, be exempted permanently from serving as a juror. (2) A person who applies for an exemption under paragraph (1)(a) shall provide proof of age satisfactory to the sheriff or the deputy sheriff. (3) A person who applies for an exemption under paragraph (1)(b) or (c) shall provide a letter from a person licensed to practise medicine in the province certifying his or her mental or physical incapacity or that his or her illness may reasonably be expected to be permanent. 2. Subsection 23(2) of the Act is repealed. Transitional 3. A person who was exempted permanently from serving as a juror immediately before the coming into force of this Act shall continue to be exempted. ©Queen's Printer |