The Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Article 31(2), (3).

SCHEDULE 4 N.I. CORONERS JURIES

PART I N.I. MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDER

1.  Any reference to a court includes a reference to a coroner or, as the context requires, to an inquest. N.I.

2.  Any reference to a judge (with or without qualifying words) includes a reference to a coroner (without qualifying words). N.I.

3.  Any reference to a jury includes a reference to a coroner's jury. N.I.

4.  In Article 5(4) and (5) “the Divisional Jurors List” includes a part of that list. N.I.

5.  Articles 10(7) and 11(3) shall apply to rules under section 36(1) of the [1959 c. 15 (N.I.)] Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 as they apply to rules of court and Crown Court rules. N.I.

6.  In Article 24 “trial” includes inquest. N.I.

PART II N.I. AMENDMENTS OF CORONERS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1959

1.  In section 18 (summoning of jurors)— N.I.

(a) in subsection (1), for the words from “district inspector” to “current year” substitute “Juries Officer to summon a sufficient number of persons in accordance with the Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996”;

(b) after subsection (2) add the following subsection—

“(3) In sub-section (1) “the Juries Officer” means the Juries Officer for the county court division which includes the place specified by the coroner under that sub-section.” .

2.  In Section 31(2) (summoning of another jury where jury unable to agree), for the words “district inspector” to “another jury” substitute “Juries Officer for the county court division where the inquest is held to summon another jury in accordance with the Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996”. N.I.

3.  In section 32(1) (power to arrange for removal of body to district of another coroner), for “summoning a jury” substitute “causing a jury to be summoned”. N.I.