Jury Act 1995

The sheriff must give to each person selected for summoning a summons requiring the person—

to attend for jury service as instructed by the sheriff at places and times to be stated in the instructions; and

if selected as a member of a jury, to attend as instructed by the court until discharged by the court.

Without limiting the ways the summons may be given, the summons may be given by email or other electronic means.

A person summoned for jury service may only be instructed by the sheriff to attend for jury service at a time that falls within a period stated in the summons as the jury service period.

The sheriff must instruct a sufficient number of persons to attend for jury service on each day on which a trial or trials are to start in the jury district to enable the selection of juries for the trial or trials.

An instruction to attend for jury service may be given—

personally, whether directly or indirectly; or

by notice in a newspaper circulating generally in the jury district; or

by telephone, radio, television or other form of distance communication; or

in a way—

authorised under a regulation; or

agreed between the sheriff and the person to whom the instruction is given.

The persons required to attend on the sheriff’s instructions may be identified in the instructions in a way stated in the summons.