Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend Rule 25 of the Crown Court Rules 1982, which makes provision for an appeal against a refusal of the appropriate officer of the Crown Court to excuse a person from jury service. The amendment enables a person to appeal against a refusal of the appropriate officer to defer his attendance for jury service under section 9A(1) of the Juries act 1974 as inserted by section 120 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.