The Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Northern Ireland Order in Council 1996 No. 1141 — creates 4 criminal offences.

Made

24 April 1996

In force from

Not determined

Extent

Not stated

Subject

Courts, police, prisons and the administration of justice

Made under

Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order replaces the Juries Acts (Northern Ireland) 1871 to 1974. The Order revises the law relating to qualification for jury service and the empanelling, summoning and balloting of jurors. It also further assimilates the law regarding coroners' juries. This Order is concerned with the procedure relating to juries and does not affect the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 or the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 in so far as those Acts make provision as to which actions or offences shall, or shall not, be tried by a jury.

Offences created by this instrument

• Continuance of criminal trial on death or discharge of juror article 21(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Failure to fill up and return form of return article 25 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
• Failure to fill up and return form of return article 25(c) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Qualification for jury service article 3(5) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind

What Parliament said about it

Contributions, debates and written statements mentioning this instrument by name. Parliamentary material is reused under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

• Northern Ireland Commons · Commons Chamber · 4 March 1996

  That the draft Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, which was laid before this House on 31st January, be approved.

• Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 Lords · Lords Chamber · 12 March 1996
• Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Lords · Grand Committee · 19 March 2007 · Lord Goldsmith

  I shall explain the position. I need to set this in context. Clause 12 amends the Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 to abolish the defendant’s right of peremptory challenge. In England and Wales, peremptory challenge was abolished by the Criminal Justice Act 1988. From what has been said so far in the debate, I do not understand that the basic principle that it is right to abolish the right of peremptory challenge is in issue. The noble Lord’s amendment would remove the Crown’s right to request that a juror be stood-by. As he said, it is based very closely on concerns expressed by the…

How Parliament handled it

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Check the source

• This instrument on legislation.gov.uk The authoritative text, including amendments made since
• Other instruments from 1996