# Juries Act 1974, Section 10: Discharge of summonses in case of doubt as to capacity to act effectively as a juror.

Extent: E+W

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 . . . 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; and for this purpose “the judge” means any judge of the High Court or any Circuit judge or Recorder.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/23/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/juries-act-1974/section-10
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