Juries Act, 1927

The empanelling officer.

28.—(1) All duties imposed by this Part of this Act on the empanelling officer shall, in relation to jurors to be drawn from a jury district co-terminous with or contained in a county or county borough in which at the passing of this Act the office of under-sheriff is not vacant, 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 shall, in relation to jurors to be drawn from any other jury district and also in relation to jurors to be drawn from any such first-mentioned jury district after the office of under-sheriff of the county or county borough co-terminous with or containing such jury district first becomes vacant as aforesaid, be performed by the county registrar.

(2) In this Part of this Act the expression “the empanelling officer” means the officer who is in the circumstances and for the time being required by this section to perform the duties of the empanelling officer, and references to the empanelling officer for a jury district shall be construed as references to the officer who is in the circumstances and for the time being the empanelling officer in relation to jurors to be drawn from such jury district.