SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 18Amendments relating to Article 15(1) to (4) etc
PART 2Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959
I199
Amend the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959570 as follows.
I2100
At the end of section 2(1) (as substituted by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4 to the Northern Ireland Act 2009571) (appointment of coroners etc) insert—
Salaries and other amounts payable under this subsection shall be paid by the Department of Justice.
I3101
In section 5 (administrative expenses) for “Parliament of the United Kingdom” substitute “Assembly”.
I4102
In section 36 (rules and fees)—
a
in subsections (1), (1A), (1C) to (1E) and (1G) for “Lord Chancellor” (wherever occurring) substitute “relevant authority”;
b
in subsection (1)(a) for “him” substitute “it”;
c
after subsection (1) insert—
1ZA
For the purposes of this section, “relevant authority” means—
a
in relation to rules which deal (or would deal) with an excepted matter, the Lord Chancellor; and
b
otherwise, the Department of Justice.
d
at the end of subsection (1A) insert “or, in relation to rules falling to be made by the Department of Justice, the Department of Finance and Personnel”;
e
in subsections (1D) and (1E) for “he” substitute “it”;
f
omit subsection (2);
g
after subsection (2) insert—
3
The Department of Justice may with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel determine the allowances payable to witnesses under this Act.
4
For the purposes of this section “deal with” and “excepted matter” have the same meanings as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998572.