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JURIES ACT 1967 - SECT 27

Preparation of panel of jurors, and lists of jurors excused and jury cards

    (1)     The sheriff shall prepare a panel of jurors for the purpose of the jury precept by listing the names of persons who have been served with jury summonses or if the number of persons served with jury summonses exceeds the number of persons specified in the jury precept as the number of persons required to attend at the Supreme Court, by listing, in the order in which the names were chosen under section 24 (1) or (2) so many of those names as equals the number of persons so required by the jury precept to attend.

    (2)     The sheriff shall also prepare a list showing the names of the persons who have been served with jury summonses and whose names have not been included in the panel of jurors.

    (3)     The sheriff shall—

        (a)     insert, on the jury panel opposite to each name appearing on the panel, the occupation of the person as shown in the jury list; and

        (b)     prepare in relation to each of those persons a card showing the name and occupation of the person.

    (4)     The persons whose names appear on the list referred to in subsection (2) are excused from attendance at the Supreme Court in compliance with the requirements of the jury summons, and the sheriff shall notify each of those persons accordingly.



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