Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980

Schedule 2 Minor and Consequential Amendments

The Juries (Scotland) Act 1826 (c.8)

1 In section 4 (names of jurors may be passed over, in making returns of jurors for the purposes of civil trials, where they have died or are no longer qualified), for the words " become disqualified as a juror, whether from loss of property, absence, or other legal cause " there shall be substituted the words

“cease to be qualified to serve as a juror”.

The Executors (Scotland) Act 1900 (c. 55)

2 In section 3 (persons who may be confirmed executors nominate), after the words " Supreme Court" there shall be inserted the words

“or the sheriff court”.

The Juries Act 1949 (c.27)

3 For section 24(1) (payments in respect of jury service) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(1) Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, a person who serves as a juror shall be entitled, in respect of his attendance at court for the purpose of performing jury service, to receive payments, at rates determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service and subject to any prescribed conditions, by way of allowance—

(a) for travelling and subsistence ; and

(b) for financial loss, where in consequence of his attendance for that purpose he has incurred any expenditure (other than on travelling and subsistence) to which he would not otherwise be subject or he has suffered any loss of earnings, or of benefit under the enactments relating to social security, which he would otherwise have made or received.”.

4 In section 25(2) (sums for payments to jurors), for the words " to (c) " there shall be substituted the words

“and (b)”.

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (c.2)

5 In paragraph 2 (interpretation), of Schedule 1, in the definition of " appropriate authority ", for the word " court", in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted the word

“board”.

The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c.21)

6 In section 91 (names of jurors may be passed over, in making returns of jurors for the purposes of criminal trials, where they have died or are no longer qualified), for the words " becomes disqualified as a juror, whether from loss of property, absence, or other legal cause " there shall be substituted the words

“ceases to be qualified to serve as a juror”.

7 In section 130(5) (objection to juror on grounds of lack of qualification), for the words " 1 of the Jurors (Scotland) Act 1825" there shall be substituted the words

“1(1) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980”.

The Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (c.32)

8 In paragraph 1 (interpretation), of Schedule 3—

(a) for sub-paragraph (l)(c) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(c) in relation to any premises in Scotland in respect of which a hotel licence or a public house licence is for the time being in force, the licensing board for the licensing area in which the premises are situated ;”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from "" hotel" to " 1959 " there shall be substituted the words—

The Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 (c.66)

9 In section 94(2) (forfeiture of licence in certain cases), for the words " 89 or 90 " there shall be substituted the words

“90 or 91”.

10 In section 107(l)(a) (election of governing body of club), for the word " governing" where it occurs for the second time, there shall be substituted the word

“general”.

11 In section 140(2) (transitional provisions), after the words " 57 " there shall be inserted the words

“, 59”.