PART 3Courts and tribunals

Juries and members of the Court Martial

I177Supplementary provision

1

In Schedule 1 to the Juries Act 1974 (persons disqualified for jury service), after paragraph 6 insert—

6A

A person who at any time in the last ten years has been convicted of—

a

an offence under section 20A, 20B, 20C or 20D of this Act,

b

an offence under paragraph 5A, 5B, 5C or 5D of Schedule 6 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (equivalent offences relating to jurors at inquests), or

c

an offence under paragraph 2, 3, 4 or 5 of Schedule 2A to the Armed Forces Act 2006 (equivalent offences relating to members of the Court Martial).

2

In section 22 of the Juries Act 1974 (consequential amendments, savings and repeals), at the beginning insert—

A1

Nothing in section 20A, 20B or 20C affects what constitutes contempt of court at common law.