After section 9A of the Juries Act 1974 there shall be inserted the following section—
Discharge of summonses to disabled persons only if incapable of acting effectively as a juror. (9B) (1) Where it appears to the appropriate officer, in the case of a person attending in pursuance of a summons under this Act, that on account of physical disability there is doubt as to his capacity to act effectively as a juror, the person may be brought before the judge. (2) The judge shall determine whether or not the person should act as a juror; but he shall affirm the summons unless he is of the opinion that the person will not, on account of his disability, be capable of acting effectively as a juror, in which case he shall discharge the summons. (3) In this section “the judge” means any judge of the High Court or any Circuit judge or Recorder.