# Juries Act 1974, Section 9B: Discharge of summonses to disabled persons only if incapable of acting effectively as a juror.

Extent: E+W

(1) 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 there is doubt as to his capacity to act effectively as a juror, the person may be brought before the judge.
(2) The judge shall determine whether or not the person should act as a juror; but he shall affirm the summons unless he is of the opinion that the person will not, on account of his disability, be capable of acting effectively as a juror, in which case he shall discharge the summons.
(3) In this section “the judge” means
(a) any judge of the High Court or any Circuit judge or Recorder , or
(b) subject to subsection (4), any qualifying judge advocate (within the meaning of the Senior Courts Act 1981).
(4) Subsection (3)(b) applies only where the case relates to a summons to attend for jury service in the Crown Court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/23/section/9B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/juries-act-1974/section-9B
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