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| (1) When the jurors have been chosen the Registrar shall address them in the following words: " Gentlemen of the jury, choose your foreman " , and they shall thereupon proceed to do so. |
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| (2) If a majority of the jury do not within such time as the Judge thinks reasonable agree in the appointment of a foreman he shall be appointed by the Judge. |
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| (3) When the foreman has been appointed the jurors shall be sworn or affirmed. |
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| (4) The foreman shall preside in the debates of the jury, ask any information from the Judge that is required by the jury or any of the jurors, and deliver the verdict of the jury. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts