Parliament of the United Kingdom

“ In proceedings for the trial of any person for an offence on indictment—
(a) that person may challenge not more than seven jurors without cause and all or any of the jurors for cause, and (b) any challenge for cause shall be tried by the judge before whom that person is to be tried. (2) Any party to county court proceedings to be tried by a jury shall have the same right of challenge to all or any of the jurors as he would have in the High Court. ”

“ A challenge to a juror in any court shall be made after his name has been drawn by ballot (unless the court, pursuant to section 11 (2) of this Act, has dispensed with balloting for him) and before he is sworn. ”

“ Where it appears to the appropriate officer, in the case of a person attending in pursuance of a summons under this Act, that on account of physical disability or insufficient understanding of English there is doubt as to his capacity to act effectively as a juror, the person may be brought before the judge, who shall determine whether or not he should act as a juror and, if not, shall discharge the summons ”

“ The Lord Chancellor may by order make such provision as appears to him necessary or expedient for the transition to the new provisions from the former enactments and rules of law which those provisions replace and may in particular by such an order provide for transitory modifications or adaptations of the new provisions, or of the former law which the new provisions replace. ”

“ A person shall not be liable to be punished under the preceding provisions of this section if he can show some reasonable cause for his failure to comply with the summons, or for not being available when called on to serve, and those provisions have effect subject to the provisions of this Act about the withdrawal or alteration of a summons and about the granting of any excusal. ”

“ Panels. 5.— (1) The arrangements to be made by the Lord Chancellor under this Act shall include the preparation of lists (called panels) of persons summoned as jurors, and the information to be included in panels, the court sittings for which they are prepared, their division into parts or sets (whether according to the day of first attendance or otherwise) , their enlargement or amendment, and all other matters relating to the contents and form of the panels shall be such as the Lord Chancellor may from time to time direct. ”

“ A member of a police authority within the meaning of the Police Act 1964; a member of any body (corporate or other) with responsibility for appointing members of a constabulary maintained under statute. ”