Coroners and Justice Act 2009

2 (1) The Lord Chancellor may make orders altering coroner areas. E+W

(2) Before making an order under this paragraph the Lord Chancellor must consult—

(a) whichever local authorities the Lord Chancellor thinks appropriate,

(b) in the case of a coroner area in Wales, the Welsh Ministers, and

(c) any other persons the Lord Chancellor thinks appropriate.

(3) “Altering”, in relation to a coroner area, includes (as well as changing its boundaries)—

(a) combining it with one or more other coroner areas;

(b) dividing it between two or more other coroner areas;

(c) changing its name.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 25.7.2013 by S.I. 2013/1869, art. 2(i)