SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 S Ineligibility for and Disqualification and Excusal from Jury Service

Part III S Persons Excusable as of Right

Group A S

Parliament S

(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.

Valid from 06/05/1999

[F1 Group AB S

Textual Amendments

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

F2 Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive S

Textual Amendments

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

(a) members of the Scottish Parliament;

(b) members of the Scottish Executive; and

(c) junior Scottish Ministers.]

Group B S

[F3 European Parliament] S

Textual Amendments

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 [F3 European Parliament].

Valid from 01/04/1999

[F4 Group BA S

Textual Amendments

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

F5 National Assembly for Wales S

Textual Amendments

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

Members of the National Assembly for Wales.]

Valid from 06/05/1999

[F6 Group BB SPublic Officials

Textual Amendments

F6 Sch. 1 Pt. III Group BB inserted (6.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1042, art. 3 Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 9

F7 The Auditor General for Scotland.]

Textual Amendments

F7 Sch. 1 Pt. III Group BB inserted (6.5.1999) by S.I. 1999/1042, art. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 9

Group C S

The Forces S

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 S

Medical and similar professions S

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.

[F8 Group DD] S

Textual Amendments

F8 Sch. 1 Pt. III Group DD inserted (1.4.1996) by 1996 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2) Sch. 4 para. 32(4)(c)

[F9 Members of certain religious bodies S

Textual Amendments

F9 Sch. 1 Pt. III Group DD inserted (1.4.1996) by 1996 c. 40, ss. 5, 7(2), Sch. 4 para. 32(4)(c)

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 S

Ministers of religion etc. S

(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 S

Others S

(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

(b)

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