Coroners Act 1988

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Amendments 308

Jurisdiction	UK Non-devolved
Citation	1988 c. 13
Year	1988

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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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Coroners Act 1988
Coroners

1: Appointment of coroners.
2: Qualifications for appointment as coroner.
3: Terms on which coroners hold office.
4: Coroners’ districts.
4A: Coroner areas: Wales.

5: Jurisdiction of coroners.

Deputy coroners

6: Appointment of deputy coroners.
7: Functions of deputy coroners.

Inquests: general

8: Duty to hold inquest.
9: Qualifications of jurors.
10: Attendance of jurors and witnesses.
11: Proceedings at inquest.
12: Failure of jury to agree.

Inquests: special cases

13: Order to hold investigation.

14: Inquest out of jurisdiction.
15: Inquest where body destroyed or irrecoverable.
16: Adjournment of inquest in event of criminal proceedings.
17: Provisions supplementary to section 16.
17A: Adjournment of inquest in event of judicial inquiry.
18: Inquests into road deaths in London.

Medical witnesses and post-mortem examinations etc.

19: Post-mortem examination without inquest.
20: Request to specially qualified person to make post-mortem and special examinations.
21: Summoning of medical witnesses and direction of post-mortem examinations.
22: Removal of body for post mortem examination.
23: Exhumation of body for examination.

Expenses and returns of inquests

24: Fees and allowances payable on holding inquest.
25: Payments to jurors.
26: Payment of expenses by coroner.
27: Accounts to be laid before relevant council.
27A: Indemnity.
28: Annual returns to be made to Secretary of State.

Miscellaneous

29: Coroner of the Queen’s household.
30: Treasure trove.
31: Provision of accommodation.

Supplemental

32: Power to make rules.
33: Savings for ex-officio coroners and judicial powers.
34: Application of Act to Isles of Scilly.
35: Interpretation.
36: Consequential amendments, repeals, transitional provisions and savings.
37: Short title, commencement and extent.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 3(1).
SALARIES AND PENSIONS

SCHEDULE 2 Section 29(7).
CORONER OF THE QUEEN’S HOUSEHOLD

SCHEDULE 3 Section 36(1).
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

SCHEDULE 4 Section 36(2).
REPEALS

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