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First Session, 45th General Assembly 53 Elizabeth II, 2004 |
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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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Second Reading |
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Committee |
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Third Reading |
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Royal Assent |
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HONOURABLE THOMAS W. MARSHALL, QC Minister of Justice and Attorney General |
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Ordered to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly |
EXPLANATORY NOTE This Bill would amend the Jury Act, 1991 to expand the sources of
information from which jury lists may be compiled. At present the only enumerated source is the
list of electors compiled under the Elections
Act, 1991 although the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may prescribe other
sources. A BILL AN ACT TO AMEND THE JURY ACT, 1991 Analysis 1. S.11(4) R&S Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: SNL1991 c16 1. Subsection 11(4) of the Jury Act, 1991 is repealed and the following substituted: (4) The jury list compiled under subsection (1) may be selected from (a) the most recent list of electors compiled by the Chief Electoral Officer under the Elections Act, 1991; (b) the records compiled by the Motor Registration
Division of persons who have been issued drivers' licences, or motor vehicle licenses
under the Highway Traffic Act; (c) the names, addresses and dates of birth of beneficiaries under the Medical Care Insurance Act, 1999 but no other information respecting beneficiaries shall be provided; and (d) those other sources that the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may prescribe. ŠEarl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer |