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Jury Act 1977
58Discharge of jury that disagree in civil proceedings
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#### 58 Discharge of jury that disagree in civil proceedings
58 Discharge of jury that disagree in civil proceedings
> > (1) Where the jury in civil proceedings have retired for more than 4 hours, the court in which the proceedings are being tried may discharge them if it finds, after examination on oath of one or more of them, that they are not likely to agree on either a unanimous verdict or a verdict under section 57.
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> > (2) (Repealed)
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> > (3) Where a jury is discharged under this section, the proceedings may, without any new process for that purpose, be set down for trial either at the same or any subsequent sittings, as the court may order.
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> **s 58:** Am 1996 No 4, Sch 2 \[4\] \[5\].