Juries Act 1825
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for consolidating and amending the Laws relative to Jurors and Juries. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 6 Geo. 4 c. 50 |
| Introduced by | Sir Robert Peel MP (Commons) |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 June 1825 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1826 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Relates to | Juries (Ireland) Act 1833 |
Status: Partially repealed | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Juries Act 1825 (6 Geo. 4. c. 50), also known as the County Juries Act 1825, is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended statutes for England and Wales related to juries. The act abolished outdated penalties, moved responsibility for creating jury lists from petty constables to churchwardens and parish overseers, expanded jury qualification to include bankers and merchants and devise a new method of jury selection. The act repealed for England and Wales statutes from 1259 to 1824.
Similar provision was made for Ireland by the Juries (Ireland) Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 91).