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Coroners Act 1988 (Version in vigour from 2013-07-25 to )

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CurrencyNo known outstanding effects
Coming into Force25 July 2013
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    • (1) -(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .shall for all purposes be regarded as a F9senior coroner for the whole of Wales; andshall have the same jurisdiction, rights, powers and authorities throughout Wales as if he had been appointed as F10a senior coroner for the whole of Wales.(9) -(10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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    • that he refuses or neglects to hold an inquest F13or an investigation which ought to be held; orwhere an inquest F14or an investigation has been held by him, that (whether by reason of fraud, rejection of evidence, irregularity of proceedings, insufficiency of inquiry, the discovery of new facts or evidence or otherwise) it is necessary or desirable in the interests of justice that F15an investigation (or as the case may by, another investigation) should be held.by the coroner concerned; orby F17a senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner in the same coroner area;order the coroner concerned to pay such costs of and incidental to the application as to the court may appear just; andwhere an inquest has been held, quash F18any inquisition on, or determination or finding made at that inquest.(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(4) For the purposes of this section, “coroner” means a coroner appointed under section 1 of this Act, or a senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner appointed under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.

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