40Discharge of juror by court

40 Discharge of juror by court

The court, during a trial, may discharge a juror without discharging the whole jury if –

(a) [Section 40 Amended by No. 13 of 2012, s. 36, Applied:30 May 2012] the court suspects on reasonable grounds that the juror may not be able to consider the case impartially; or

(b) the juror becomes incapable of continuing to act as a juror; or

(c) the juror becomes ill or dies; or

(d) it appears to the court that, for any other reason, the juror should not continue to act as a juror.