Juries Act 1976

Service by ineligible or disqualified person.

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36.—(1) Any person who serves on a jury knowing that he is ineligible for service shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F30[€500]

(2) Any person who serves on a jury knowing that he is disqualified shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F31[€2,000].

Annotations

Amendments:

F30

Substituted (1.01.2009) by Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (14/2008), s. 62(a), S.I. No. 274 of 2008. A fine of €500 translates into a class E fine, not greater than €500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 8(3) and table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.

F31

Substituted (1.01.2009) by Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (14/2008), s. 62(b), S.I. No. 274 of 2008. A fine of €2,000 translates into a class C fine, not greater than €2,500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 6(3), table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.