Juries Act 1981

1: Short Title and commencement

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This Act is called the Juries Act 1981. You can refer to it by this name. The Act starts on 1 May 1982, except for some specific parts. Some sections, like Sections 5 to 10, 12, 35, and 36, start earlier, on 1 January 1982, but only for certain tasks.

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2: Interpretation, or

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1Short Title and commencement

  1. This Act may be cited as the Juries Act 1981.

  2. Except as provided in subsection (3), this Act shall come into force on 1 May 1982.

  3. Sections 5 to 10, 12, 35, and 36 shall come into force for the purposes of the constitution of jury districts and the preparation of new jury lists, but only for those purposes, on 1 January 1982.