There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, Section 3.
(1)The Chief Coroner may direct a senior coroner (coroner B) to conduct an investigation under this Part into a person's death even though, apart from the direction, a different senior coroner (coroner A) would be under a duty to conduct it.
(2)Where a direction is given under this section, coroner B (and not coroner A) must conduct the investigation, and must do so as soon as practicable.
(3)Subsection (2) is subject to—
(a)any subsequent direction concerning the investigation that is given under this section, and
(b)section 4.
(4)The Chief Coroner must give notice in writing of a direction under this section to coroner A.
(5)A reference in this section to conducting an investigation, in the case of an investigation that has already begun, is to be read as a reference to continuing to conduct the investigation.
Commencement Information
I1S. 3 in force at 25.7.2013 by S.I. 2013/1869, art. 2(a)
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