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JURIES ACT 1957 - SECT 49

49 .         Majority decision to be accepted after 3 hours

                Where the jury upon any civil trial has remained for at least 3 hours in deliberation and all of the jurors are unable to agree as to the verdict to be given or the answer to be given to any question submitted to them by the court or judge, or as to the amount of damages to be assessed, the decision of 5 of them if the jury consists of 6 jurors at the time when the decision is made; or the decision of 4 of them if the jury consists of 5 jurors or of 4 jurors at the time when the decision is made; as to the verdict, answer, or assessment, shall be taken and entered as the verdict, answer, or assessment, of the whole of the jury.



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