1Qualification for jury service

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 county courts 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;

c

he is not a mentally disordered person; and

d

he is not disqualified for jury service.

2

In subsection (1) above “mentally disordered person” means any person listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act.

3

The persons who are disqualified for jury service are those listed in Part 2 of that Schedule.