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Mode of swearing a jury.
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52.—(1) When swearing a juror the registrar shall call out the juror's name and direct him to take the Testament in his hand and shall then, unless he is challenged and the challenge is allowed, administer the oath to him in accordance with this Act.
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(2) When two or more jurors are being sworn collectively, the registrar shall call out the name of each such juror separately and shall give to each such juror the direction to take the Testament in his hand immediately after calling out his name and before calling out the name of any other juror.
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(3) Any juror who objects to be sworn in the ordinary manner shall make such objection immediately after his name is so called out and before the administration of the oath to him has begun.
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(4) Every challenge of a juror and every direction to a juror to stand-by shall be made immediately after his name is so called out and before the administration of the oath to him has begun.
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(5) If any juror refuses to be sworn or insists on being sworn in a manner not authorised by or by virtue of this Act he shall not be included in the jury then being sworn but the Judge shall impose on him a fine not exceeding ten pounds and not less than five pounds.
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(6) For the purposes of this section the administration of an oath shall be deemed to be begun when the registrar begins to say the words of the oath to the juror being sworn.
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(7) In this section and in the next following section the word “Testament” means, in the case of a Christian, the new Testament and, in the case of a Jew, the Old Testament.
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