Expenses and returns of inquests
25 Payments to jurors.
1
A person who serves as a juror in a coroner’s court shall be entitled, in respect of his attendance at court for the purpose of performing jury service, to receive payments, at the rates determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury and subject to any prescribed conditions, by way of allowance—
a
for travelling and subsistence; and
b
for financial loss where in consequence of his attendance for that purpose—
i
he has incurred any expenditure (otherwise than on travelling and subsistence) to which he would not otherwise be subject; or
ii
he has suffered any loss of earnings which he would otherwise have made or any loss of benefit under the enactments relating to national insurance and social security which he would otherwise have received.
2
The amount due to any person in respect of such service shall be ascertained and paid over to him by the coroner.
3
For the purposes of this section a person who, in obedience to a summons to serve on a jury, attends for service as a juror shall be deemed to serve as a juror notwithstanding that he is not subsequently sworn.
4
In this section “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by statutory instrument by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury.