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Text:Juries Act 1974 sch 1 part 1

Schedule 1: Part 1: Persons subject to Mental Health Act 1983 or Mental Capacity Act 2005

1. A person who suffers or has suffered from mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1983 and on account of that condition either—

(a) is resident in a hospital or similar institution; or
(b) regularly attends for treatment by a medical practitioner.

[A person for the time being liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.

A person for the time being resident in a hospital on account of mental disorder as defined by the Mental Health Act 1983.][1]

2. A person for the time being under guardianship under section 7 of the Mental Health Act 1983 or subject to a community treatment order under section 17A of that Act.

3. A person who lacks capacity, within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, to serve as a juror.

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