PART 3 U.K. Courts and tribunals

Juries and members of the Court Martial U.K.

68 Upper age limit for jury service to be 75 U.K.

(1) The Juries Act 1974 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1(1)(a) (qualification for jury service), for the words from “and” to the end substitute “ and aged eighteen or over but under seventy six ”.

(3) In section 3(1) (electoral register as basis of jury selection), for “less than eighteen or more than seventy years of age” substitute “—

(a) aged under eighteen, or

(b) aged seventy six or over”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 68(1) in force at 9.9.2016 for specified purposes by S.I. 2016/896, art. 2(a)

I2 S. 68(1) in force at 1.12.2016 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2016/896, art. 3(a)

I3 S. 68(2) in force at 1.12.2016 by S.I. 2016/896, art. 3(b)

I4 S. 68(3) in force at 9.9.2016 by S.I. 2016/896, art. 2(b)