Juries Act 1976

Summoning of jurors to make up deficiency.

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14.—(1) If it appears to a judge of a court that a jury to try any issue before the court will or may be incomplete, the judge may require any persons (being persons qualified and liable to serve as jurors in that court) to be summoned by F17[a relevant member of staff of Courts Service duly authorised in that behalf by the Chief Executive of the Courts Service] in order to make up the number needed.

(2) The judge shall specify the area from which persons may be summoned (which may be the area in the vicinity of the court) and the method of summons, whether by written notice or otherwise.

(3) Section 9 shall apply to persons summoned under this section except that there shall not be an appeal from the county registrar.

(4) The names of persons summoned under this section shall be added to the panel of jurors.

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Amendments:

F17

Substituted (1.07.2024) by Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (18/2023), s. 25, S.I. Nos. 321 of 2024.