Juries Act, 1927

Jurors books on subdivision or amalgamation of jury districts.

23.—(1) Whenever a jury district (in this section called the old district) is divided by order made by the Minister under this Act into two or more jury districts (in this section called new districts), a new jurors book shall be made for each such new district by transcribing from the jurors book in force in the old district at the coming into operation of such order the names, addresses, and descriptions of all persons entered in such jurors book whose addresses as stated therein are situate in such new district.

(2) Whenever any such order as is mentioned in the foregoing sub-section is revoked by the Minister under this Act, a new jurors book shall be made for the old district by transcribing into one book in the proper order the names, addresses, and descriptions of all persons whose names are entered in any jurors book in force in any of the new districts at the time of such revocation.

(3) Whenever names are transcribed under this section from a jurors book to a new jurors book, all distinguishing marks and notes entered against any such name in the first-mentioned jurors book shall be transcribed into such new jurors book along with such name, and in applying the provisions of this Act to such new jurors book due regard shall be had to all distinguishing marks and notes so transcribed thereinto.