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Section 3 Offences in connection with jury service.

Scotland

(1)

Subject to subsection (2) below, a person who—

(a)

having been F1required to provide information under section 3(2) of the Jurors (Scotland) Act 1825 or cited to attend for jury service, falsely claims to be a person excusable as of rights from such service shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding F2level 3 on the standard scale;

(b)

knowing that he is a person ineligible, or not qualified, for jury service, serves on a jury shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale; or

(c)

knowing that he is a person disqualified from jury service, serves on a jury shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(2)

Subsection (1) above shall not apply to a person ineligible for jury service by reason of being among the persons listed in Group C of Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 3(1)(a) inserted (10.1.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 95(4), 206(1); S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2(1), Sch.

F2

Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G