JURIES ACT 1927 - SECT 69

JURIES ACT 1927 - SECT 69

69—Power to summon further jurors

        (1)         Where a jury for a criminal trial cannot be constituted because there are insufficient jurors in attendance, the sheriff must, if the presiding judge so directs, summon further persons who are eligible to serve as jurors to attend as jurors at the trial.

        (2)         The persons to be summoned under subsection (1) will be chosen as the presiding judge may direct.