CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES
- CHAPTER 221B

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - LONG TITLE  
Empowering section VerDate:30/06/1997



(Cap 221 section 9B)

[19 November 1971]

(L.N. 149 of 1971)



CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - RULE 1
Citation VerDate:30/06/1997



These rules may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Witnesses' Allowances) 
Rules.



CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - RULE 2
Interpretation VerDate:30/06/1997



In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-
"court" (法庭) includes the District Court and a magistrate;
"witness" (證人) has the meaning assigned to it in section 9B(3)(b) of the 
Ordinance.  (6 of 1990 s. 12)
"court" (法庭)
"witness" (證人)


CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - RULE 3
Allowances for professional witnesses VerDate:30/06/1997




(1)	The court 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 $1690 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 
$845.
(L.N. 474 of 1993; L.N. 49 of 1996)



CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - RULE 4
Allowances for expert witnesses VerDate:30/06/1997




(1)	The court 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 $1690 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 $845.
(L.N. 474 of 1993; L.N. 49 of 1996)



CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - RULE 5
Allowances for loss of remuneration or expenses incurred VerDate:30/06/1997




(1)	The court 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 $280 
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 $140.
(L.N. 238 of 1978; L.N. 403 of 1983; L.N. 474 of 1993; L.N. 49 of 1996)



CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - RULE 6
(Repealed L.N. 238 of 1978) VerDate:30/06/1997







CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - RULE 7
Allowance to be claimed within 3 months VerDate:30/06/1997



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. 110 of 1972)