Juror objecting to be sworn may be detained

(1) Every juror who refuses to take the oath specified in section 39 (4) or section 40 (4) of this Act, as the case may be, shall be detained and by order of the judge kept in custody at any of Her Majesty’s prisons by the keeper thereof who shall be sworn in the usual manner neither himself to speak to or hold any communication with the juror touching any matter relative to the issue wherewith he is charged at the trial thereof nor to allow any other person to do so. (2) All other jurors who have taken the oath specified in either section 39(4) or section 40 (4) of this Act, as the case may be, shall be allowed to separate accordingly.