Juries Act, 1927

Performance of certain duties heretofore performed by Under-Sheriffs.

30.—(1) All such duties in relation to jurors and juries as have heretofore been performed by the under-sheriff (other than duties which are by this Part of this Act required to be performed by the empanelling officer or by the summoning officer) shall henceforth—

(a) in every county and county borough in which at the passing of this Act the office of under-sheriff exists and is not vacant (except the county and the county borough of Dublin), be performed by the under-sheriff of such county or county borough until the office of such under-sheriff first becomes vacant after the passing of this Act, and

(b) in the county and the county borough of Dublin, be performed by the under-sheriff of the City of Dublin in relation to the High Court and the Central Criminal Court until the office of such under-sheriff first becomes vacant after the passing of this Act and be performed by the under-sheriff of the County of Dublin in relation to the Circuit Court until the office of such under-sheriff first becomes vacant after the passing of this Act, and

(c) in every other case and also in every of the above-mentioned cases after the provision hereinbefore made therefor has ceased to apply, be performed by the officer specified in that behalf in this Act and, where no such officer is so specified, by the master, registrar, or other principal officer of the Court in relation to which the duties are to be performed.

(2) All such expenses in relation to the performance of the duties to which the foregoing sub-section aplies as have heretofore been borne by the under-sheriff performing such duties shall henceforth, whenever such duties are by virtue of the foregoing sub-section to be performed by an under-sheriff, be borne by such under-sheriff notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act and in every other case shall be defrayed out of moneys to be provided by the Oireachtas.