Coroners and Justice Act 2009

Part 4 E+W Meeting or reimbursing expenses

9 (1) Regulations may make provision for or in connection with meeting or reimbursing— E+W

(a) expenses incurred by senior coroners (including expenses incurred under or by virtue of paragraph 4, 5 or 6);

(b) expenses incurred by area coroners and assistant coroners;

(c) expenses incurred by virtue of Schedule 10 in the conduct of an investigation by the Chief Coroner or the Coroner for Treasure or by a judge, former judge or former coroner.

(2) The regulations may make provision—

(a) for accounts or evidence relating to expenses to be provided to relevant authorities;

(b) for or in connection with the meeting or reimbursement by relevant authorities of expenses of a description specified in the regulations;

(c) for or in connection with appeals relating to decisions with respect to meeting or reimbursing expenses.

This sub-paragraph is not to be read as limiting the power in sub-paragraph (1).

(3) A reference in this paragraph to meeting or reimbursing expenses incurred by a person (“P”) includes a reference to indemnifying P in respect of—

(a) costs that P reasonably incurs in or in connection with proceedings in respect of things done or omitted in the exercise (or purported exercise) by P of duties under this Part of this Act;

(b) costs that P reasonably incurs in taking steps to dispute claims that might be made in such proceedings;

(c) damages awarded against P, or costs ordered to be paid by P, in such proceedings;

(d) sums payable by P in connection with a reasonable settlement of such proceedings or of claims that might be made in such proceedings.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 9 in force at 25.7.2013 by S.I. 2013/1869, art. 2(m)