CORONERS (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES

CORONERS (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES

CORONERS (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES

(Cap. 14, section 22A)

[19th November, 1971.]

1. These rules may be cited as the Coroners (Witnesses'
Allowances) Rules.

2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires

'witness' means any person, other than a public officer, properly
attending before a coroner to give evidence, whether or not he
gives evidence.

3. (1) A coroner may allow in respect of a witness practising as a
member of the legal or medical profession or as a dentist or veterinary
surgeon for attending to give professional evidence, whether in one or
more cases, a professional witness allowance not exceeding $200 for
each day he is necessarily absent from his place of residence or practice
to attend for such purpose.

(2) If the witness attends on any day to give evidence, whether in
one or more cases, and the period during which he is necessarily absent
from his place of residence or practice to attend for such purpose does
not exceed 4 hours, his professional witness allowance shall not exceed
$100.

4. (1) A coroner may allow in respect of an expert witness for
attending to give expert evidence, whether in one or more cases, an
expert witness allowance not exceeding $200 for each day the witness is
necessarily absent from his place of residence, business or employment
to attend for such purpose.

(2) If the witness attends on any day to give evidence, whether in
one or more cases, and the period during which he is necessarily absent
from his place of residence, business or employment to attend for such
purpose does not exceed 4 hours, his expert witness allowance shall not
exceed $100.

5. (1) A coroner may allow in respect of a witness who attends to
give evidence (other than professional or expert evidence), whether in
one or more cases, and thereby loses remuneration or necessarily incurs
expense (other than expense on account of lodging or subsistence) to
which he would not otherwise have been subject, a loss allowance not
exceeding $50 for each day of attendance, in respect of that loss or
expense.

(2) If the period during which the witness is necessarily absent from
his place of residence, business or employment to attend to give
evidence does not exceed 4 hours, his loss allowance shall not exceed
$25.





6. [Revoked, L.N. 240178]

7. Any sum allowed under these rules shall cease to be payable
unless claimed within 3 months from the date on which it was allowed.
L.N. 147/71. L.N. 108/72. L.N. 240/78. Citation. Interpretation. Allowances for professional witnesses. Allowances for expert witnesses. Allowances for loss of remuneration or expenses incurred. L.N. 240/78. Allowance to be claimed within 3 months. L.N. 108/72.

L.N. 147/71. L.N. 108/72. L.N. 240/78. Citation. Interpretation. Allowances for professional witnesses. Allowances for expert witnesses. Allowances for loss of remuneration or expenses incurred. L.N. 240/78. Allowance to be claimed within 3 months. L.N. 108/72.

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