Coroners and Justice Act 2009

Yn ddilys o 16/04/2024

16 (1) Section 23A (giving of information concerning a death to a person other than the registrar) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (2), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

“(a) if [F1 —

(i) there has been no investigation under Part 1 of the 2009 Act into the death, or

(ii) such an investigation has been discontinued under section 4 of the 2009 Act (cause of death becoming clear before inquest) other than as mentioned in paragraph (b),]

a copy of a confirmed attending practitioner's certificate, or of a medical examiner's certificate, given to the registrar in accordance with regulations under section 20 of the 2009 Act (medical certificate of cause of death); and

(b) if an investigation into the death has been discontinued under section 4 of that Act by reason of an examination under section 14 of that Act (post-mortem examinations), a copy of a certificate from the senior coroner stating the cause of death as disclosed by the report of the person making the examination;”.

(3) In subsection (5), after “a relative” insert “ or the partner ”.

(4) Omit subsection (6).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 21 para. 16(2) substituted (28.6.2022) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), ss. 39(6)(c), 51(3)