9Excused by Sheriff for good reason

### 9 Excused by Sheriff for good reason > > (1)  A person, or another person on his or her behalf, before the person is selected under [section 29](#GS29@EN) to be empanelled, may apply to the Sheriff to be excused from jury service for the whole or any part of the jury service period. > > > (2)  On receipt of an application, the Sheriff may – > > > > > > (a) grant the application to excuse a person from jury service for the whole or any part of the jury service period if satisfied that there is good reason for doing so; or > > > > > > > (b) refuse to grant the application if not so satisfied. > > > (3)  Good reason to excuse a person from jury service means any of the following: > > > > > > (a) the illness or poor health of the person; > > > > > > > (b) the incapacity of the person; > > > > > > > (c) the excessive time or excessive inconvenience to the person to travel to the place at which the person is required to attend for jury service; > > > > > > > (d) the substantial hardship to the person resulting from attendance for jury service; > > > > > > > (e) the substantial financial hardship resulting from the person's attendance for jury service; > > > > > > > (f) the substantial inconvenience to the public resulting from the person's attendance for jury service; > > > > > > > (g) if the person has the care of any dependant, alternative care during the person's attendance for jury service is not reasonably available for that dependant; > > > > > > > (h) the beliefs or principles of the religious society or body of which the person is a practising member are incompatible with jury service; > > > > > > > (i) any other matter of special urgency or importance. > > > (4)  The Sheriff is to be satisfied by – > > > > > > (a) evidence on oath or by affirmation; or > > > > > > > (b) statutory declaration; or > > > > > > > (c) any other means the Sheriff considers appropriate. > > > (5)  If the Sheriff refuses an application to be excused from jury service, the Sheriff is to notify the person in respect of whom the application was made accordingly.