CORONERS (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES
- CHAPTER 504E

CORONERS (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - LONG TITLE  
Empowering section VerDate:04/05/1998



(Cap 504 section 54)

[4 May 1998] L.N. 211 of 1998

(L.N. 300 of 1997)



CORONERS (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - SECT 1
(Omitted as spent) VerDate:04/05/1998



(Omitted as spent)



CORONERS (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - SECT 2
Interpretation VerDate:04/05/1998



In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires-
"witness" (證人) means a person, other than a public officer, attending an 
inquest to give evidence, whether or not he gives evidence.
"witness" (證人)


CORONERS (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - SECT 3
Allowances for professional witnesses VerDate:04/05/1998




(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 $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.



CORONERS (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - SECT 4
Allowances for expert witnesses VerDate:04/05/1998




(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 $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.



CORONERS (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - SECT 5
Allowances for loss of remuneration or expenses incurred VerDate:04/05/1998




(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 $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.



CORONERS (WITNESSES' ALLOWANCES) RULES - SECT 6
Allowance to be claimed within 3 months VerDate:04/05/1998



Any sum allowed under these Rules shall cease to be payable unless claimed 
within 3 months from the date on which it was allowed.