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41 Supplementary jurors
(1) If a trial is likely to be delayed because there is an insufficient number of persons available for the selection of a jury, the court may, on its own motion or on application by a party, direct the Juries Commissioner to supplement a panel by selecting a sufficient number from among persons who are qualified and liable for jury service and instructing them to attend for jury service.
(2) The number of persons to be selected, and the method of selection, is as directed by the court.
(3) The persons instructed under this section to attend for jury service become members of the panel from which the jury for the trial is to be selected.
S. 41A inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 118.