JURIES REGULATIONS 2001 S.R. No. 75/2001 Version as at 7 March 2008 Juries Regulations 2001 - TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objectives 2. Authorising provision 3. Commencement 4. Definitions 5. Panel of jurors 6. Summoning of jurors 7. Discharge, deferral and cancellation of jury service 8. Control of pool of jurors 9. Selection of jury panels 10. Empanelling of jury --------------- ENDNOTES 1. General Information 2. Table of Amendments 3. Explanatory Details Juries Regulations 2001 - SECT 1 Objectives 1. Objectives The objectives of these Regulations are- (a) to provide for an efficient system of jury pools for criminal and civil trials; and (b) to permit jurors to be selected from the same pool of jurors for criminal and civil trials in the Supreme Court and in the County Court. Juries Regulations 2001 - SECT 2 Authorising provision 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 90 of the Juries Act 2000. Juries Regulations 2001 - SECT 3 Commencement 3. Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 August 2001. Juries Regulations 2001 - SECT 4 Definitions 4. Definitions In these Regulations- Chief Judge means the Chief Judge of the County Court and includes the Acting Chief Judge and, in the absence of the Acting Chief Judge, the senior judge of the court for the time being present; Chief Justice means the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and includes the Acting Chief Justice and, in the absence of the Acting Chief Justice means the senior Judge of the Court for the time being present; court means the Supreme Court, or the County Court, exercising the criminal or civil jurisdiction; judge means a Judge of the Supreme Court or a judge of the County Court. Juries Regulations 2001 - SECT 5 Panel of jurors 5. Panel of jurors The Juries Commissioner may summon a panel of jurors to a court and if a judge or the Juries Commissioner consider it necessary the panel may be selected from a jury pool or be augmented from a jury pool. Juries Regulations 2001 - SECT 6 Summoning of jurors 6. Summoning of jurors (1) The Juries Commissioner must ensure that no more persons are required to attend for service as a juror than are reasonably necessary. (2) If it appears to the Juries Commissioner before a person attends in answer to a summons to attend for service as a juror that the number of persons summoned exceeds the number likely to be required, the Juries Commissioner may direct that the service of any of those persons be deferred or cancelled. Juries Regulations 2001 - SECT 7 Discharge, deferral and cancellation of jury service 7. Discharge, deferral and cancellation of jury service (1) If it appears to a judge that it is reasonable to discharge persons in a pool from further service, the court may do so if as far as possible the number of persons available for jury service does not fall below the number required to service the courts. (2) During any period of service in a pool, if it appears to the Juries Commissioner that the number of persons in attendance exceeds the number reasonably required or that it is otherwise necessary or expedient to do so, a judge or the Juries Commissioner may direct that the service of any of those persons be deferred or cancelled. Juries Regulations 2001 - SECT 8 Control of pool of jurors 8. Control of pool of jurors (1) The pool supervisor must record the name of any person who fails to attend the jury pool room in accordance with a summons to attend as a juror and must cause the name of any such person to be called 3 times and, if the person summoned does not answer to their name, the pool supervisor must advise the Juries Commissioner, who must institute enquiries as to their non-attendance. (2) If the Juries Commissioner determines that a person has not provided a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with a summons for jury service, the Juries Commissioner must advise a judge. (3) Subject to any direction that may be given to the pool supervisor by a judge, any question of priority in the selection and allocation of persons for the purpose of constituting panels must be determined by the pool supervisor. Juries Regulations 2001 - SECT 9 Selection of jury panels 9. Selection of jury panels (1) The associate of, or any other person authorised by, a judge must notify a pool supervisor if a panel is required by the court for a trial, and the pool supervisor, subject to any direction of a judge in relation to the number of jurors required, must then at random select from the pool a sufficient number of persons to empanel a jury for the trial. (2) Subject to any direction from a judge, the pool supervisor, in deciding from which pool or pools a panel of jurors is to be selected, must consider the requirements and convenience of all courts for which panels may be required. (3) The pool supervisor must provide the names of the persons selected to the associate or to any other person authorised by a judge. Juries Regulations 2001 - SECT 10 Empanelling of jury 10. Empanelling of jury (1) If a jury is empanelled and sworn, any person who has been selected and allocated but has not been empanelled must without delay return to the jury pool room, and that person again forms part of the pool. (2) If a jury empanelled for any trial is discharged by a judge, the members of that jury must without delay return to the jury pool room, and if any juror has not attended for jury service for the period specified in the summons or for any period that the Juries Commissioner in special circumstances directs, the person again forms part of the pool. --------------- ENDNOTES 1. General Information The Juries Regulations 2001, S.R. No. 75/2001 were made on 31 July 2001 by the Governor in Council under section 90 of the Juries Act 2000, No. 53/2000 and came into operation on 1 August 2001: regulation 3. The Juries Regulations 2001 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 31 July 2011 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994). 2. Table of Amendments There are no amendments made to the Juries Regulations 2001 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts. 3. Explanatory Details No entries at date of publication. ?? ?? S.R. No. 75/2001 Juries Regulations 2001