TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA: Your Standing Committee on LAW AMENDMENTS presents the following as its Seventh Report. Your Committee met on Wednesday, July 26, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. in Room of the Legislative Building to cons ider Bills referred. At that meeting, your Committee elected Mr. NEVAKSHONOFF as the Chairperson and Mr. SANTOS as the Vice-Chairperson. Your Committee has considered: Bill (No. 23) – The Jury Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les jurés and has agreed to report the same with the following amendments: MOTION: THAT

section of the Bill be struck out and the following be substituted: 3

Section is repealed and the following is substituted: Minimum notice Unless the judge in special circumstances orders otherwise, a summons served under

section 22 (

a) if delivered under clause 22(a), must be delivered at least 12 days before the day the appearance must be made; and (

b) if sent under clause 22(b), must be sent at least 17 days before the day the appearance must be made. MOTION: THAT the following be added after

section of the Bill: 3.1 Clause 46(

a) is amended by adding ", having been personally served with the summons or having acknowledged receipt of it," after "who". Your Committee considered: Bill (No. 36) – The

Summary Convictions Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les poursuites

sommaires which had previously been considered by the Standing Committee on Law Amendments on July 24, 2000 at 10:00 a.m., and has agreed to report the same with the following amendment: MOTION: THAT the following be added after proposed subsection 17.1(2), as set out in

section of the Bill: Reduction or waiver of penalty 17.1(3) Despite subsection (1), a justice may reduce or waive a penalty at a hearing de novo requested under subsection 17(6) if the person satisfies the justice that exceptional circumstances exist. NOTE: Bill (No. 23) – The Jury Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les jurés was reported in the 6th Report of this Committee as being agreed to, in error. Bill had not been considered clause by clause at the meeting of the Law Amendments Committee of Monday, July 24. All of which is respectfully submitted, _______________________________ Mr. N EVAKSHONOFF, Chairperson Committee Rooms July 26, 2000