Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022
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PART 3 Amendments to Other Enactments | ||
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Amendment of Juries Act 1976 | ||
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96. The Juries Act 1976 is amended— | ||
(a) in section 7— | ||
(i) by the designation of that section as subsection (1), and | ||
(ii) by the insertion of the following subsection: | ||
“(2) A person who is deaf shall not be ineligible for jury service by reason only of his or her requiring the services of a sign language interpreter for the purpose of enabling him or her to perform the duties of a juror effectively.”, | ||
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(b) under the heading “Other persons” in Part I of the First Schedule, by the substitution of: | ||
“A person who does not, in the opinion of the court, have sufficient mental or intellectual capacity to serve as a juror.” | ||
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“A person who suffers or has suffered from mental illness or mental disability and on account of that condition either— | ||
(a) is resident in a hospital or other similar institution, or | ||
(b) regularly attends for treatment by a medical practitioner.”. |