Statutory Instruments
Juries, England And Wales
Made
8th September 2016
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 95(1) and (6)(a) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015(1).
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2016.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.
2. The following provisions of the Act come into force on the day after this Order is made—
(a)section 68(1) (upper age limit for jury service to be 75), so far as it relates to section 68(3) of the Act; and
(b)section 68(3).
3. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st December 2016—
(a)section 68(1), so far as it is not already in force; and
(b)section 68(2).
Oliver Heald
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
8th September 2016
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force section 68 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), which amends the Juries Act 1974 (c. 23) (“the Juries Act”) to increase the upper age limit for jury service from 70 to 75. Section 68(2) amends section 1(1)(a) of the Juries Act which makes provision about qualification for jury service. Section 68(3) amends section 3(1) of the Juries Act which directs electoral registration officers to give to such officer as the Lord Chancellor may designate copies of the electoral register marked up to indicate those who are aged under (those under 18) or over (those who are 76 or over) the age at which people qualify for jury service.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2) have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 1 to 7 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Sections 12 to 27 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Section 28 | 17.07.2015 | 2015/1463 |
| Sections 29 and 30 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Sections 32 to 37 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Sections 38 and 39 | 20.03.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Sections 40 and 41 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Section 42 | 26.10.2015 | 2015/1778 |
| Sections 43 to 51 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Sections 53 to 61 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Section 63 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Section 64 | 08.08.2016 | 2016/717 |
| Section 65 | 08.08.2016 | 2016/717 |
| Section 67 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Sections 69 to 83 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Section 84(1) to (3) | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Section 84(4) to (6) | 08.08.2016 | 2016/717 |
| Section 87 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Section 88 | 08.08.2016 | 2016/717 |
| Section 89 | 08.08.2016 | 2016/717 |
| Section 90 | 08.08.2016 | 2016/717 |
| Section 91 | 26.10.2015 | 2015/1778 |
| Section 92 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Schedules 1 and 2 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Schedule 4 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Schedule 5 | 17.07.2015 | 2015/1463 |
| Schedule 6 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Schedule 8 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Schedules 9 and 10 | 20.03.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Schedules 11 to 15 | 13.04.2015 | 2015/778 |
| Schedule 16 | 26.10.2015 | 2015/1778 |