Part III Course of Justice: Evidence, Procedure, Etc.

Juries

42 Jury service: excusal on religious grounds.

In Schedule 1 to the Juries Act 1974, in Part III (Persons excusable as of right), after the entry entitledMedical and other similar professions, there shall be inserted the following—

“ Members of certain religious bodies

A practising member of a religious society or order the tenets or beliefs of which are incompatible with jury service.”.