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The Contracting Out (Jury Summoning Functions) Order 1999

S.I. 1999/2128 · Made 27 July 1999

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CONTRACTING OUT

SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 27th July 1999

Coming into force 31st August 1999

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 69 and 77(1)(b) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994f1, makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1994 c. 40.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Contracting out of functions
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Contracting Out (Jury Summoning Functions) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 31st August 1999.

2Interpretation

In this Order,:

  • “the Act” means the Juries Act 1974f1;

  • “contracted-out function” means any function which is the subject of an authorisation given in accordance with article 3(1) of this Order and “authorised contractor” means the person to whom, and to whose employees, that authorisation is given;

  • “relevant functions” means

    1. (a)

      the functions of the Lord Chancellor under section 2 of the Actf2, in so far as those functions involve the production and posting of jury summonses; and

    2. (b)

      the signing of certificates of posting under section 2(6) of the Act.

3Contracting out of functions

(1)

Any or all of the relevant functions may be exercised by, or by employees of, such person as may be authorised in that behalf by the Lord Chancellor.

(2)

In relation to any contracted-out function, the expression “the appropriate officer” in section 2 of the Act shall be construed as if it referred to such employee of the authorised contractor as may be designated for the purpose of that function by the authorised contractor.

Signature

Lord Irvine of Lairg, C.

27th July 1999

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order enables the Lord Chancellor to authorise another person, or that person’s employees, to perform the functions of the Lord Chancellor under section 2 of the Juries Act 1974, in so far as those functions involve the production and posting of jury summonses, and the signing of certificates of posting under section 2(6) of the Juries Act 1974.