[F1(1)Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, a person who serves as a juror shall be entitled, in respect of his attendance at court for the purpose of performing jury service, to receive payments, at rates determined by the Secretary of State F2. . . and subject to any prescribed conditions, by way of allowance—

(a)for travelling and subsistence; and

(b)for financial loss, where in consequence of his attendance for that purpose he has incurred any expenditure (other than on travelling and subsistence) to which he would not otherwise be subject or he has suffered any loss of earnings, or of benefit under the enactments relating to social security, which he would otherwise have made or received.]

(2)For the purposes of this section, a person who, in obedience to a citation to serve on a jury, attends for service as a juror, shall be deemed to serve as a juror notwithstanding that he is not subsequently impanelled.

(3)A payment to which a person is entitled under this section is in this Part of this Act referred to as “a payment in respect of jury service”.