Juries Act 1976
Jury districts.
5.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, each county shall be a jury district and for this purpose the county boroughs of F3[…] Cork, Limerick and Waterford shall be deemed to form part of the counties of F3[…] Cork, Limerick and Waterford respectively F4[and the county borough of Dublin and the counties of South Dublin, Fingal and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown shall form one jury district].
(2) The Minister may by order divide a county into two or more jury districts or limit a jury district to a part or parts of a county.
(3) The Minister may by order revoke or vary an order under this section.
(4) Every issue that is triable with a jury shall be triable with a jury called from a panel of jurors drawn from the jury district in which the court is sitting.
Annotations
Amendments:
F3
Deleted (1.01.1994) by Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993 (31/1993), s. 28, S.I. Nos. 400, 401 of 1993.
F4
Inserted (1.01.1994) by Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993 (31/1993), s. 28, S.I. Nos. 400, 401 of 1993.
Editorial Notes:
E2
Power pursuant to subs. (3) exercised (8.04.2013) by Jury Districts Order 2013 (S.I. No. 115 of 2013), art. 3, in operation as per art. 2.
E3
Power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (22.12.2004) by Jury Districts Order 2004 (S.I. No. 724 of 2024), arts. 3 to 9 and sch., in operation as per art. 2.
E4
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (5.09.1983) by Jury Districts Order 1983 (S.I. No. 262 of 1983), art. 2 and sch., in operation as per art. 1(2); revoked (22.12.2004) by Jury Districts Order 2004 (S.I. No. 724 of 2024), art. 10, in operation as per art. 2.
E5
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subs. (3) exercised (15.04.1977) by Jury Districts Order 1977 (S.I. No. 59 of 1977), art. 3, in operation as per art. 2; revoked (16.12.1991) by Jury Districts Order 1991 (S.I. No. 337 of 1991), art. 4, in operation as per art. 2.
E6
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (5.03.1976) by Jury Districts Order 1976 (S.I. No. 57 of 1976), arts. 3, 4 and sch., in operation as per art. 2; rendered inoperative in part (16.12.1991) by Jury Districts Order 1991 (S.I. No. 337 of 1991), art. 3, in operation as per art. 2; rendered inoperative in further part (25.03.1997) by Jury Districts Order 1997 (S.I. No. 129 of 1997), art. 3, in operation as per art. 2; rendered inoperative in further part (8.03.1999) by Jury Districts Order 1999 (S.I. No. 60 of 1999), art. 3, in operation as per art. 2; revoked (22.12.2004) by Jury Districts Order 2004 (S.I. No. 724 of 2024), art. 10, in operation as per art. 2.