Juries Act, 1927
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Inclusion of jurors lists in registers of electors. |
7.—(1) Every register of electors to be prepared pursuant to the Electoral Act, 1923 , shall, in addition to the matters required by that Act to be shown therein, show in the prescribed manner in respect of each person whose name appears therein whether he is or is not qualified and liable to serve or is disqualified or exempted from serving as a juror in respect of the jury district to which the register relates. | |
(2) It shall be the duty of the registration officer to include and identify in the prescribed manner in the electors' lists to be prepared by him pursuant to the Electoral Act, 1923 , the names of all persons in each registration unit in his registration area appearing to be qualified and liable to serve as jurors or to be disqualified or exempted from so serving. | ||
(3) The several lists of claimants, of persons to whose registration notice of objection has been given, and of claimants to whose registration notice of objection has been given, prepared by a registration officer pursuant to the Electoral Act, 1923 , shall distinguish in the prescribed manner which of the persons whose names are included in such lists appear to be qualified and liable to serve as jurors or to be disqualified or exempted from so serving. | ||
(4) The provisions of Parts II and VIII of the Electoral Act, 1923 , and of the First and Ninth Schedules of that Act shall, so far as the same are not inconsistent with this Act, apply to the matters required by this Act to be included in the register of electors and in the electors' lists and in other lists respectively in like manner as those provisions apply to the matters required by the Electoral Act, 1923 , to be included in the said Register and lists respectively. | ||
(5) This section shall not apply to a university constituency or to the registration officer, register of electors, electors lists or other lists for such constituency. |