Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13)

PART 5 S CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Jury service S

94 Upper age limit for jurors S

(1) Section 1 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.55) (qualification of jurors) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (b), at beginning insert “ subject to subsection (1A), ”, and

(b) the words “, civil or criminal” are repealed.

(3) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) In relation to criminal proceedings, a person is qualified and liable to serve as a juror despite being over 65 years of age.”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 94 in force at 10.1.2011 by S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch.