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Qualification for service as juror

Cap. 128, s. 3 · Revised Edition 2020

Every person, not disqualified under section 5 or exempted under section 6 of this Act, who is qualified to be a voter under any law providing for the registration of voters for the election of members of the House of Representatives, whether his name appears on the list of such voters or not, shall be qualified and liable to serve as a juror on juries for the trial and determination of causes before the court, Provided that, (a) a person has, or is married to a person who has an income of not less than six hundred dollars per annum, inclusive of the value of any board or lodging to which that person is lawfully entitled under the terms of his employment; and (b) he is occupying premises for business or residential purposes the annual value of which in the valuation roll for the time being in force is not less than two hundred dollars, such a person shall be registered as a juror on the list or lists relating to the district in which he resides.
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Qualification for service as juror — Cap. 128 s. 3 · Belize Law