The Short Title of this Act is “The Payment of Jurors Act, 1906”; and it shall form part of and be read together with “The Juries Act, 1880” (hereinafter called “the principal Act”).

Every juror who is summoned and duly attends at any sittings of the Supreme Court or the District Court to try civil issues or assess damages shall for every day that he so attends be entitled to be paid the sum of eight shillings if he so attends for more than four hours in the day, and the sum of four shillings if he so attends for not more than four hours in the day.

The sums payable to any juror under this section shall be paid to him by the Registrar or other officer of the Court when the juror is discharged from attendance, and all such sums shall be paid from moneys to be appropriated by Parliament out of the Consolidated Fund.

The party on whose application the jury has been obtained, or, if there has been no such application, the party bringing on the issue for trial, or the plaintiff in every assessment of damages, shall pay to the Registrar or other proper officer of the Court, for every day or part of a day on which the jury serves, the sum of four pounds where the trial or assessment is by a jury of twelve, and one pound ten shillings where the trial or assessment is by a jury of four.

Such payment shall be made as follows:—

All sums received under this section shall form part of the Consolidated Fund.

This Act shall not apply to special jurors.

The principal Act is hereby amended as follows:—