SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Consequential provision
Part 2Closed material procedure
Senior Courts Act 1981 (c. 54)
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1
Section 69 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (trial by jury) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1), at the end, insert “
or unless the court is of opinion that the trial will involve section 6 proceedings
”
.
3
After subsection (3) insert—
3A
An action in the Queen's Bench Division which by virtue of subsection (1) or (3) is being, or is to be, tried with a jury may, at any stage in the proceedings, be tried without a jury if the court concerned—
a
is of opinion that the action involves, or will involve, section 6 proceedings, and
b
in its discretion orders the action to be tried without a jury.
3B
Where the court makes an order under subsection (3A)(b), it may make such other orders as it considers appropriate (including an order dismissing the jury).
4
In subsection (4) for “(3)” substitute “
(3B)
”
.
5
After subsection (5) insert—
6
In this section “section 6 proceedings” has the meaning given by section 14(1) of the Justice and Security Act 2013 (certain civil proceedings in which closed material applications may be made).