SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1S Ineligibility for and Disqualification and Excusal from Jury Service

Part IIIS Persons Excusable as of Right

Group AS

ParliamentS

(a)Peers and peeresses entitled to receive writs of summons to attend the House of Lords;

(b)members of the House of Commons;

(c)officers of the House of Lords; and

(d)officers of the House of Commons.

[F1Group ABS

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 1 Pt. III Group AB inserted (6.5.1999) by 1998 c. 46, s. 85(2) (with s. 126(3)-(11)); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2(2), Sch. 3

F2 Scottish Parliament and Scottish ExecutiveS

Textual Amendments

F2Sch. 1 Pt. III Group AB inserted (6.5.1999) by 1998 c. 46, s. 85(2) (with s. 126(3)-(11)); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2(2), Sch. 3

(a)members of the Scottish Parliament;

(b)members of the Scottish Executive; and

(c)junior Scottish Ministers.]

Group BS

[F3European Parliament]S

Textual Amendments

F3Reference substituted retrospectively by virtue of European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58, SIF 29:5), s. 3(1)(a)(3)

Representatives to the [F3European Parliament].

[F4Group BAS

Textual Amendments

F4Sch. 1 Pt. III Group BA inserted (1.4.1999) by 1998 c. 38, ss. 125, 152, Sch. 12 para. 20 (with s. 143(2)); S.I. 1999/782, art. 2

F5National Assembly for WalesS

Textual Amendments

F5Sch. 1 Pt. III Group BA inserted (1.4.1999) by 1998 c. 38, ss. 125, 152 Sch. 12 para. 20 (with s. 143(2)); S.I. 1999/782, art. 2

Members of the National Assembly for Wales.]

[F6Group BBSPublic Officials

Textual Amendments

F6Sch. 1 Pt. III Group BB inserted (6.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1042, art. 3 Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 9

F7The Auditor General for Scotland.]

Textual Amendments

F7Sch. 1 Pt. III Group BB inserted (6.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1042, art. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 9

Group CS

The ForcesS

[F8Members of the regular forces within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (see section 374 of that Act).]

Textual Amendments

F8Words in Sch. 1 Pt. III substituted (30.6.2018) by Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Act 2018 (c. 2), ss. 2(5), 3(3); S.I. 2018/799, reg. 2

Group DS

Medical and similar professionsS

The following, if actually practising their profession and registered (whether fully or otherwise), enrolled or certified under the enactments relating to that profession—

(a)medical practitioners;

(b)dentists;

(c)nurses;

(d)midwives;

(e)pharmaceutical chemists; and

(f)veterinary surgeons and veterinary practitioners.

[F9Group DD]S

Textual Amendments

F9Sch. 1 Pt. III Group DD inserted (1.4.1996) by 1996 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2) Sch. 4 para. 32(4)(c)

[F10 Members of certain religious bodiesS

Textual Amendments

F10Sch. 1 Pt. III Group DD inserted (1.4.1996) by 1996 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 32(4)(c)

In respect of jury service in any criminal proceedings, practising members of religious societies or orders the tenets or beliefs of which are incompatible with jury service.]

Group ES

Ministers of religion etc.S

(a)persons in holy orders;

(b)regular ministers of any religious denomination; and

(c)vowed members of any religious order living in a monastery, convent or other religious community.

Group FS

OthersS

[F11(a) persons who have served as a juror in the period of 5 years ending with the date on which the person is cited first to attend;

(aa)persons who have attended for jury service, but have not served as a juror, in the period of 2 years ending with the date on which the person is cited first to attend;

(ab)persons who have attained the age of 71;]

(b)persons excused by the direction of any court from jury service during a period which has not terminated.

Textual Amendments

F11Words in Sch. 1 Pt. III substituted (22.9.2015) by Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18), ss. 99(4), 138(2); S.S.I. 2015/247, art. 2, sch.