In section 85 (juries: citation and attendance of jurors) of the 1995 Act, after subsection (4) there is inserted—

“(4A)

Citation of a juror may also be effected by an electronic citation which is sent—

(a)

by or on behalf of the sheriff clerk; and

(b)

by means of electronic communication,

to the home or business email address of the juror.

(4B)

Citation under subsection (4A) above is a legal citation if the sheriff clerk possesses a legible version of an electronic communication which—

(a)

is signed by electronic signature by the person who signed the citation;

(b)

includes the citation; and

(c)

bears to have been sent to the home or business email address of the juror being cited.

(4C)

In subsection (4A) above, an “electronic citation” is a citation in electronic form which—

(a)

is capable of being kept in legible form; and

(b)

is signed by electronic signature by or on behalf of the sheriff clerk.”.