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Juries Act 1974

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 36 Cited in Amendments 249 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1974 c. 23
he is for the time being registered as a parliamentary or local government elector F76and aged eighteen or over but under seventy six ;he has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for any period of at least five years since attaining the age of thirteen; and. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .he is not disqualified for jury service.(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(3) The persons who are disqualified for jury service are those listed in F58Schedule 1.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Lord Chancellor shall be responsible for the summoning of jurors to attend for service in the Crown Court, the High Court and F63the county court and for determining the occasions on which they are to attend when so summoned, and the number to be summoned.(2) In making arrangements to discharge his duty under subsection (1) above the Lord Chancellor shall have regard to the convenience of the persons summoned and to their respective places of residence, and in particular to the desirability of selecting jurors within reasonable daily travelling distance of the place where they are to attend.(3) Subject to subsection (2) above, there shall be no restriction on the places in England and Wales at which a person may be required to attend or serve on a jury under this Act.(4) Subject to the provisions of this Act, jurors shall be so summoned by notice in writing sent by post, or delivered by hand.For the purposes of F2section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 (presumption as to receipt of letter properly addressed and sent by post) the notice shall be regarded as properly addressed if the address is that shown in the electoral register, and a notice so addressed, and delivered by hand to that address, shall be deemed to have been delivered personally to the person to whom it is addressed unless the contrary is proved.of the effect of sections 1, that he may make representations to the appropriate officer with a view to obtaining the withdrawal of the summons, if for any reason he is not qualified for jury service, or wishes or is entitled to be excused;(6) A certificate signed by the appropriate officer and stating that a written summons under this Act, properly addressed and prepaid, was posted by him shall be admissible as evidence in any proceedings, and shall be so admissible without proof of his signature or official character.

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