S. 47(1) substituted by No. 43/2002 s. 7.
(1) In this section, "majority verdict" means—
(a) if, at the time of returning its verdict, the jury consists of 6 jurors—a verdict on which 5 of them agree;
(b) if, at the time of returning its verdict, the jury consists of 5 jurors—a verdict on which 4 of them agree.
S. 47(2) substituted by No. 43/2002 s. 7.
(2) If the jury in a civil trial has not reached a unanimous verdict after at least 3 hours deliberation, the court may, subject to subsection (3), take a majority verdict as the verdict of the jury.
S. 47(2A) inserted by No. 43/2002 s. 7.
(2A) If, after deliberating for at least 6 hours, the jury in a civil trial is unable to agree on a majority verdict, the judge may discharge the jury.
(3) A court must refuse to take a majority verdict if it considers that the jury has not had a period of time for deliberation that the court thinks reasonable, having regard to the nature and complexity of the trial.