Criminal Justice Act 2003

59 (1) The Coroners Act 1988 is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In section 16 (adjournment of inquest in event of criminal proceedings)—

(a) in subsection (1)(b), for “charged before examining justices with” there is substituted “ sent for trial for ”, and

(b) for subsection (8) there is substituted—

“(8) In this section, the “relevant criminal proceedings” means the proceedings—

(a) before a magistrates' court to determine whether the person charged is to be sent to the Crown Court for trial; or

(b) before any court to which that person is sent for trial.”

(3) In section 17 (provisions supplementary to section 16)—

(a) in subsection (2), for “committed” there is substituted “ sent ”, and

(b) in subsection (3)(b), for “committed” there is substituted “ sent ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 59 partly in force; Sch. 3 para. 59 not in force at Royal Assent, see. s. 336(3); Sch. 3 para. 59 in force for certain purposes at 9.5.2005 by S.I. 2005/1267, art. 2, Sch. para. 1(1)(n); Sch. 3 para. 59 in force at 18.6.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4(1)(c)(2)(3) (with art. 5) (see S.I. 2012/2574, art. 4(2) and S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4)