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F1Sch. 6 paras. 5A-5C inserted (13.4.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 13 para. 5; S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 79 (with Sch. 2 para. 3(b))
5C(1)It is an offence for a member of a jury at an inquest intentionally to engage in prohibited conduct during the inquest period, subject to the exceptions in sub-paragraphs (4) and (5).E+W
(2)“Prohibited conduct” means conduct from which it may reasonably be concluded that the person intends to make a determination or finding otherwise than on the basis of the evidence presented at the inquest.
(3)An offence under this paragraph is committed whether or not the person knows that the conduct is prohibited conduct.
(4)It is not an offence under this paragraph for a member of the jury to research the case (as defined in paragraph 5A(2) to (4)).
(5)It is not an offence under this paragraph for a member of the jury to disclose information to another member of the jury.
(6)A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine (or both).
(7)Proceedings for an offence under this paragraph may not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Attorney General.
(8)In this paragraph, “the inquest period” has the same meaning as in paragraph 5A.]
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