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View juries.
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60.—(1) In the trial of any issue with a jury the Judge may, at any time after the jurors have been sworn and before they have given their verdict, order that the jurors shall have a view of any place specified in the order which in the opinion of the Judge it is expedient for the purposes of the trial that the jurors should see and when any such order is made the Judge may adjourn the trial at such stage and for such time as appears to him to be convenient for the execution of the order.
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(2) In the trial of a civil issue, an order under this section shall only be made on the application of one of the parties to the suit or matter and the expenses of the conveyance of the jurors to and from the place specified in the order shall be paid in the first instance by the party on whose application the order was made but shall be included in his costs of the trial and ultimately borne accordingly.
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(3) In the trial of a criminal issue, an order under this section shall only be made on the application of the prosecutor or of the accused person or of one or more of the accused persons and the expenses of the conveyance of the jurors to and from the place specified in the order shall be paid by the county registrar or other officer acting as registrar to the Court during the trial out of moneys to be provided by the Oireachtas.
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(4) Whenever a Judge makes an order under this section he shall give such directions as shall appear to him to be expedient for the purpose of preventing undue communication with the jurors during the execution of the order, but no breach of any such directions shall be a ground for ordering a new trial.
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