{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-jury-summoning-functions-order-1999/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-jury-summoning-functions-order-1999/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2128",
  "legislation_title": "The Contracting Out (Jury Summoning Functions) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-jury-summoning-functions-order-1999",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order,:\n“the Act” means the Juries Act 1974;\n“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;\n“relevant functions” means\n(a) the functions of the Lord Chancellor under section 2 of the Act, in so far as those functions involve the production and posting of jury summonses; and\n(b) the signing of certificates of posting under section 2(6) of the Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1974 c. 23."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Amended by Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53), section 61."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2128/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:14:01.341296+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}