SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Ineligibility for and Disqualification and Excusal from Jury Service

Part III Persons Excusable as of Right

Group A

Parliament

a

Peers and peeresses entitled to receive writs of summons to attend the House of Lords;

b

members of the House of Commons;

c

officers of the House of Lords; and

d

officers of the House of Commons.

F2Group AB

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F2

Sch. 1 Pt. III Group AB inserted (6.5.1999) by 1998 c. 46, s. 85(2) (with s. 126(3)-(11)); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2(2), Sch. 3

F1 Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

Sch. 1 Pt. III Group AB inserted (6.5.1999) by 1998 c. 46, s. 85(2) (with s. 126(3)-(11)); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2(2), Sch. 3

a

members of the Scottish Parliament;

b

members of the Scottish Executive; and

c

junior Scottish Ministers.

Group B

F3European Parliament

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F3

Reference substituted retrospectively by virtue of European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58, SIF 29:5), s. 3(1)(a)(3)

Representatives to the F3European Parliament.

F5Group BA

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F5

Sch. 1 Pt. III Group BA inserted (1.4.1999) by 1998 c. 38, ss. 125, 152, Sch. 12 para. 20 (with s. 143(2)); S.I. 1999/782, art. 2

F4National Assembly for Wales

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F4

Sch. 1 Pt. III Group BA inserted (1.4.1999) by 1998 c. 38, ss. 125, 152 Sch. 12 para. 20 (with s. 143(2)); S.I. 1999/782, art. 2

Members of the National Assembly for Wales.

F7Group BBPublic Officials

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F7

Sch. 1 Pt. III Group BB inserted (6.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1042, art. 3 Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 9

F6The Auditor General for Scotland.

Group C

The Forces

Full-time serving members of—

a

any of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces;

b

the Women’s Royal Naval Service;

c

Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service; or

d

any Voluntary Aid Detachment serving with the Royal Navy.

Group D

Medical and similar professions

The following, if actually practising their profession and registered (whether fully or otherwise), enrolled or certified under the enactments relating to that profession—

a

medical practitioners;

b

dentists;

c

nurses;

d

midwives;

e

pharmaceutical chemists; and

f

veterinary surgeons and veterinary practitioners.

F8Group DD

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F8

Sch. 1 Pt. III Group DD inserted (31.3.1996) by 1995 c. 20, s.7(2)(b); S.I. 1996/517, art. 3(2) (with arts. 4-6, Sch. 2) (which insertion fell (1.4.1996) by reason of the repeal of 1995 c. 20 by 1995 c. 40, ss. 6, 7(2), Sch. 5 (with Sch. 3 paras. 1, 3, 16, 17))

F9 Members of certain religious bodies

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F9

Sch. 1 Pt. III Group DD inserted (31.3.1996) by 1995 c. 20, s.7(2)(b); S.I. 1996/517, art. 3(2) (with arts. 4-6, Sch. 2) (which insertion fell (1.4.1996) by reason of the repeal of 1995 c. 20 by 1995 c. 40, ss. 6, 7(2), Sch. 5 (with Sch. 3 paras. 1, 3, 16, 17))

In respect of jury service in any criminal proceedings, practising members of religious societies or orders the tenets or beliefs of which are incompatible with jury service.

Group E

Ministers of religion etc.

a

persons in holy orders;

b

regular ministers of any religious denomination; and

c

vowed members of any religious order living in a monastery, convent or other religious community.

Group F

Others

  1. a

    Persons whose obedience to the citation for jury service would result in their serving, or duly attending for service, more than once in any period of five years; and

  2. b

    persons excused by the direction of any court from jury service during a period which has not terminated.