Juries Amendment Act 2013
Juries Amendment Act 2013
| Public Act | 2013 No 30 |
| Date of assent | 6 June 2013 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Juries Amendment Act 2013.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on 1 July 2013.
3 Principal Act
This Act amends the Juries Act 1981 (the principal Act).
4 Section 29C amended (Criminal cases)
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(1) Replace section 29C(4)(b) with:
“(b) affects section 110 or 143 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011.”
(2) Replace section 29C(5) with:
“(5) If, in terms of section 110 or 143 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, the offence charged, as described in the enactment creating the offence or as charged in the charge, includes the commission of any other offence, the court may accept a majority verdict on the offence charged instead of a unanimous verdict on the included offence.”
5 Consequential amendment to Juries Amendment Act 2011
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(1) This section amends the Juries Amendment Act 2011.
(2) In the Schedule, repeal the item relating to section 29C(4)(b) and (5) of the principal Act.
Legislative history | |
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| 8 May 2013 | Divided from Criminal Procedure Legislation Bill (Bill 74–2) by committee of the whole House as Bill 74–3F |
| 30 May 2013 | Third reading |
| 6 June 2013 | Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.