Schedule 33 (jury service) shall have effect.
Cases considering section 321 5
R v. Abdroikof (Appellant) and another (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))R v. Abdroikof and another (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))R v. Williamson (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))
The provision removed occupational ineligibility for jury service. The majority held that eligibility did not remove the need to determine whether a particular juror’s service created apparent bias on the facts of the trial (see paras [12]; [44]-[45]).
Khan & Ors v R
Section 321 removed automatic occupational disqualification for jury service. The court held that this left intact case-specific disqualification for apparent bias. (see paras [14]-[15]; [93])
Abdroikov & Ors, R v
Section 321, with Schedule 33, replaced the former Part I of Schedule 1 and removed occupational ineligibilities. The court applied that change as the statutory starting point for deciding jury eligibility. (see paras [10]; [25])
What each judgment says about section 321 is in the case-law panel in the full Act.
Explanatory note
Amendments and notes
1 notes from legislation.gov.uk
Commencement
- I144S. 321 wholly in force at 5.4.2004, see s. 336(3) and S.I. 2004/829, art. 2(1)(2) (subject to art. 2(3)-(6))
679.This section introduces Schedule 33.