Statutory Instruments
JURIES
Made
1st July 1975
Coming into Operation
14th July 1975
In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 25A of the Coroners Act 1887, as inserted by Schedule 2 to the Juries Act 1974 I hereby, with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service, make the following Regulations:—
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Jurors' (Coroners' Courts) Allowances Regulations 1975 and shall come into operation on 14th July 1975.
2. The Regulations specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations are hereby revoked.
3. These Regulations apply only to a juror at a coroner's court.
4.—(1) In these Regulations any reference to a juror shall include a reference to a person who, in obedience to a summons to serve as a juror at a coroner's court attends for service as a juror notwithstanding that he is not subsequently sworn and any reference to service as a juror shall be construed accordingly.
(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament, and section 38(2) of that Act shall apply as if these Regulations were an Act of Parliament and the Regulations revoked by these Regulations were enactments repealed thereby.
5. The travelling allowance to which a juror is entitled under section 25A of the Coroners Act 1887 as inserted by Schedule 2 to the Juries Act 1974 shall be in accordance with the rates set out in Schedule 2 hereto.
6.—(1) The subsistence allowance to which a juror is entitled under the said section 25A shall be calculated in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Regulation.
(2) In respect of any period other than a period in respect of which a subsistence allowance is payable under paragraph (3) of this Regulation, the subsistence allowance shall be—
(a)if the period on any one day during which a juror is necessarily absent from his place of residence, business or employment for the purpose of serving as a juror does not exceed four hours, 75p in respect of that day;
(b)if the said period on any one day exceeds four hours but does not exceed eight hours, £1.65 in respect of that day;
(c)if the said period on any one day exceeds eight hours but does not exceed twelve hours, £2.90 in respect of that day;
(d)if the said period on any one day exceeds twelve hours but does not exceed sixteen hours, £4.10 in respect of that day;
(e)if the said period on any one day exceeds sixteen hours, £4.90 in respect of that day.
(3) If a juror is necessarily absent from his place of residence overnight for the purpose of serving as a juror, the subsistence allowance shall be £10.40 in respect of each period of twenty-four hours or fraction thereof during which he is so absent overnight provided that for such an absence overnight in Greater London the rate may be increased by a supplementary allowance not exceeding £1.
7.—(1) Where, in consequence of his attendance, a juror has incurred—
(a)any expenditure (other than on travelling or subsistence) to which he would not otherwise be subject, or
(b)any loss of earnings, or of benefits under the enactments relating to National Insurance, which he would otherwise have received,
the financial loss allowance to which he is entitled under the said section 25A shall, subject to paragraph (2) of this Regulation, be the amount of the said expenditure or loss.
(2) The amount payable under this Regulation to a juror in respect of any one day shall not exceed—
(a)where the period of time over which the expenditure is incurred or earnings or benefits are lost does not exceed four hours, the sum of £3.35; or
(b)where that period of time exceeds four hours, the sum of £6.70.
Roy Jenkins
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
Whitehall
27th June 1975
Consent of the Minister for the Civil Service given under his official seal on 1st July 1975.
L.S.
P.F. Clifton
Authorised by the Minister for the Civil Service
Regulation 2
| Regulations | References |
|---|---|
| The Jurors' (Coroners' Courts) Allowances Regulations 1972 | S.I. 1972/1001 (1972 II, p. 3084) |
| The Jurors' (Coroners' Courts) Allowances (Amendment) Regulations 1973 | S.I. 1973/935 (1973 II, p. 2814) |
| The Jurors' (Coroners' Courts) Allowances (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1973 | S.I. 1973/1171 (1973 II, p. 3548) |
| The Jurors' (Coroners' Courts) Allowances (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 1973 | S.I. 1973/1898 (1973 III, p. 6583) |
| The Jurors' (Coroners' Courts) Allowances (Amendment) Regulations 1974 | S.I. 1974/935 (1974 II, p. 3568) |
| The Jurors' (Coroners' Courts) Allowances (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1974 | S.I. 1974/1582 (1974 III, p. 5938) |
Regulation 5
1. Where a juror travels by railway or other public conveyance, the allowance shall be the amount of the fare actually paid:
2. Where a juror travels by a hired vehicle, the allowance shall be—
(a)in a case of urgency or where no public service is reasonably available, the amount of the fare and any reasonable gratuity paid; and
(b)in any other case, the amount of the fare for travel by the appropriate public services.
3. Subject to paragraph 4 below, where a juror travels by private conveyance the allowance shall—
(a)in any case where the juror travels by motor-cycle, be at a rate not exceeding—
(i)in the case of a motor-cycle of engine capacity not exceeding 150 c.c., 1.8p a mile each way;
(ii)in the case of a motor-cycle of engine capacity exceeding 150 c.c. but not exceeding 244 c.c., 2.3p a mile each way;
(iii)in the case of a motor-cycle of engine capacity exceeding 244 c.c. but not exceeding 500 c.c., 3.1p a mile each way;
(iv)in the case of a motor-cycle of engine capacity exceeding 500 c.c., 3.1p a mile each way, except where the coroner is satisfied that the use of the motor-cycle results in a substantial saving of time or is otherwise reasonable, in which case the allowance shall be a sum not exceeding 3.9p a mile each way; and
(b)in any case where the juror travels by motor car, be at a rate not exceeding 3.1p a mile each way, except where the coroner is satisfied that the use of the motor car results in a substantial saving of time or is otherwise reasonable, in which case the allowance shall be at a rate not exceeding—
(i)in the case of a motor car of engine capacity not exceeding 1000 c.c., 6.5p a mile each way;
(ii)in the case of a motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1000 c.c. but not exceeding 1750 c.c., 7.8p a mile each way;
(iii)in the case of a motor car of engine capacity exceeding 1750 c.c., 8.5p a mile each way.
4. The rates specified in paragraph 3 above shall be increased—
(a)by a supplement of 0.5p a mile for each passenger carried and to whom an allowance would otherwise have been payable under this Schedule;
(b)by the amount of any expenditure necessarily incurred on parking fees, provided the use of the motor car results in a substantial saving of time, or is otherwise reasonable.
These Regulations revoke and replace with amendments the Regulations specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations. The Regulations increase the rates of travelling allowances payable when a private vehicle is used by a juror attending at a coroner's court for jury service and of subsistence allowances payable to jurors.