Obstruction of jury service

(1) An employee who has been summoned for jury service, shall, forthwith upon receipt of the summons, inform his employer that the employee has been summoned for jury (2) No employer shall, whether directly or indirectly, by intimidation, undue influence or in any other way prevent or attempt to prevent an employee summoned for jury service from answering the summons. (3) No employer shall, (a) make any deduction from any pay or other remuneration of an employee; or (b) otherwise penalize the employee, by reason of the employee’s absence from work on jury (4) Where an employee is absent from his employment for jury service, the employer shall be deemed to have made a deduction from the employee’s pay, if the employer does not pay the employee the amount that the employee would have earned but for his absence. (5) Where the name of a juror is not drawn, or, if drawn is challenged or set aside, the Judge may excuse that juror from jury service for the remainder of the day or for such other period as the Judge specifies. (6) An employer who contravenes this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for six months. Juries 39 (7) Where an employer who is a body corporate contravenes this section every director or manager of such body corporate who knew or ought to have known of the contravention commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for six months. (8) It is a defence to a charge under subsection (6) or (7) of this section for an accused to prove that the employee was excused pursuant to subsection (5) of this section but did not return to his place of employment. (9) A certificate given by the Registrar that a juror named therein was or was not excused pursuant to subsection (5) of this section is conclusive of the fact stated therein. (10) Nothing in this section affects the obligation of a juror to his employer under his contract of service in respect of any period for which he is excused from jury service and where a juror is excused from jury service pursuant to subsection (5) of this section the Judge shall inform the juror of his obligation to his employer. 40 Juries FIRST SCHEDULE JURIES ACT Jury List [Section 9 (1)] List of persons qualified and liable to serve as common (or special) jurors in the District for the year 20------- . Juror’s name Surname Full Christian names Residence Profession, calling or occupation Nature of qualification Situation of real property and nature of interest Remarks (Signature). Proper Officer, (Address) (Description) I, A. B., hereby declare that the above list contains, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the names of all persons within the District who are qualified and liable to serve as common (or special) jurors according to the provisions of the Juries Act. DECLARED this day of 20 . (Signature) Juries 41 JURIES ACT Notice of Revision of Jury Lists [Section 9 (6)] NOTICE is hereby given that the Revising Officer will sit, pursuant to subsection (1) of section 10 of the Juries Act, at the on the day of 20 , at o’clock in the noon for the purpose of revising the jury lists published herewith and of hearing all objections thereto. Attention is called to subsection (1) and subsection (6) with the proviso thereto of section 10 of the said Act. DATED the day of 20 . Proper Officer. 42 Juries THIRD SCHEDULE JURIES ACT Summons to Juror [Section 17 (1)] TO You are hereby summoned to attend as a juror at the Supreme Court to be held at the Court House at on the day of next at o’clock in the forenoon and therein to attend from day to day until you are discharged. DATED the day of 20 . (Signed) A.B. or C.D., Registrar of the Supreme Court or Deputy Registrar, Northern District/ Southern District.