[F11 Qualification for jury serviceE+W
(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act, every person shall be qualified to serve as a juror in the Crown Court, the High Court and [F2the county court] and be liable accordingly to attend for jury service when summoned under this Act if—
(a)he is for the time being registered as a parliamentary or local government elector and is not less than eighteen nor more than seventy years of age;
(b)he has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for any period of at least five years since attaining the age of thirteen; and
F3(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)he is not disqualified for jury service.
F4(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)The persons who are disqualified for jury service are those listed in [F5Schedule 1].]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 1 substituted (5.4.2004) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), ss. 321, 336, Sch. 33 para. 2; S.I. 2004/829, art. 2(1)(2)(g) (with art. 2(4))
F2Words in s. 1(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 96(a); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F3Words in s. 1(1)(c) omitted (15.7.2013) by virtue of Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 (c. 8), ss. 2(1)(a), 4(2); S.I. 2013/1694, art. 2
F4S. 1(2) omitted (15.7.2013) by virtue of Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 (c. 8), ss. 2(1)(b), 4(2); S.I. 2013/1694, art. 2
F5Words in s. 1(3) substituted (15.7.2013) by Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013 (c. 8), ss. 2(1)(c), 4(2); S.I. 2013/1694, art. 2