Amendment of the Coroners Act 1988
2.—(1) The Coroners Act 1988(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In the heading of section 4A(2) (coroners’ districts: Wales), for “Coroners’ districts” substitute “Coroner areas”.
(3) In section 4A(8)—
(a)for “Except as provided by this Act, a coroner” substitute “A senior coroner”;
(b)for “coroner’s district” substitute “coroner area”;
(c)in paragraph (a), for “coroner” substitute “senior coroner”; and
(d)in paragraph (b), for “coroner” substitute “a senior coroner”.
(4) In the heading of section 13 (order to hold an inquest), for “inquest” substitute “investigation”.
(5) In section 13—
(a)in subsection (1)(a) after “inquest” insert “or an investigation”;
(b)in subsection (1)(b)—
(i)after “an inquest” insert “or an investigation”; and
(ii)for “another inquest” substitute “an investigation (or as the case may by, another investigation)”;
(c)in subsection (2)(a) for “inquest or, as the case may be, another inquest” substitute “investigation under Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009”;
(d)in subsection (2)(a)(ii) for “the coroner for another district in the same administrative area” substitute “a senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner in the same coroner area”;
(e)in subsection (2)(c) for “the inquisition on” substitute “any inquisition on, or determination or finding made at”;
(f)at the end insert “(4) For the purposes of this section, “coroner” means a coroner appointed under section 1 of this Act, or a senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner appointed under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.”
Section 4A(8) was inserted by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, section 66(6), Schedule 16, paragraph 82(5).