The Juries Act 1949 (c. 27)S
3SFor 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 payment, 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.”.
4SIn section 25(2) (sums for payments to jurors), for the words “to (c)” there shall be substituted the words “ and (b) ”.