The Coroners (Amendment) Rules 1999

Amendments to the principal Rules

3.  In rule 2(1) of the principal Rules–

(a)for the definitions of “the Act of 1887” and “the Act of 1926”, substitute

“the 1988 Act” means the Coroners Act 1988;

(b)in the definition of “appropriate officer”, for “section 3A of the Act 1887”, substitute “section 9 of the 1988 Act”;

(c)in the definition of “post-mortem examination”, for “section 21 of the Act of 1887 or under section 21(1) or 22(1) of the Act of 1926”, substitute “sections 19 to 21 of the 1988 Act”;

(d)omit the definition of “the Registration Acts”; and

(e)in the definition of “special examination”, for “section 22(1) of the Act of 1926”, substitute “section 20(4) of the 1988 Act”.