Coroners
F181 Appointment of coroners.
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F192 Qualifications for appointment as coroner.
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F203 Terms on which coroners hold office.
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F214 Coroners’ districts.
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C14A F1F5 Coroner areas: Wales.
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shall for all purposes be regarded as a F8senior coroner for the whole of Wales; and
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shall have the same jurisdiction, rights, powers and authorities throughout Wales as if he had been appointed as F9a senior coroner for the whole of Wales.
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F235 Jurisdiction of coroners.
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Deputy coroners
F246 Appointment of deputy coroners.
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F257 Functions of deputy coroners.
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Inquests: general
F268 Duty to hold inquest.
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F279 Qualifications of jurors.
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F2810 Attendance of jurors and witnesses.
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F2911 Proceedings at inquest.
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F3012 Failure of jury to agree.
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Inquests: special cases
13 Order to hold F10investigation.
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This section applies where, on an application by or under the authority of the Attorney-General, the High Court is satisfied as respects a coroner (“the coroner concerned”) either—
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that he refuses or neglects to hold an inquest F12or an investigation which ought to be held; or
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where an inquest F13or an investigation has been held by him, that (whether by reason of fraud, rejection of evidence, irregularity of proceedings, insufficiency of inquiry, the discovery of new facts or evidence or otherwise) it is necessary or desirable in the interests of justice that F14an investigation (or as the case may by, another investigation) should be held.
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The High Court may—
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order an F15investigation under Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 to be held into the death either—
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by the coroner concerned; or
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by F16a senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner in the same coroner area;
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order the coroner concerned to pay such costs of and incidental to the application as to the court may appear just; and
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where an inquest has been held, quash F17any inquisition on, or determination or finding made at that inquest.
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F114
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.
F3214 Inquest out of jurisdiction.
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F3315 Inquest where body destroyed or irrecoverable.
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F3416 Adjournment of inquest in F2event of criminal proceedings.
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F3517 Provisions supplementary to section 16.
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F3717AF3 Adjournment of inquest in event of judicial inquiry.
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F3618 Inquests into road deaths in London.
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Medical witnesses and post-mortem examinations etc.
F3819 Post-mortem examination without inquest.
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F3920 Request to specially qualified person to make post-mortem and special examinations.
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F4021 Summoning of medical witnesses and direction of post-mortem examinations.
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F4122 Removal of body for post mortem examination.
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F4223 Exhumation of body for examination.
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Expenses and returns of inquests
F4324 Fees and allowances payable on holding inquest.
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F4425 Payments to jurors.
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F4526 Payment of expenses by coroner.
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F4627 Accounts to be laid before relevant council.
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F4727AF4 Indemnity.
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F4828 Annual returns to be made to Secretary of State.
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Miscellaneous
F4929 Coroner of the Queen’s household.
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F5030 Treasure trove.
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F5131 Provision of accommodation.
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Supplemental
F5232 Power to make rules.
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F5333 Savings for ex-officio coroners and judicial powers.
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F5434 Application of Act to Isles of Scilly.
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F5535 Interpretation.
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F5636 Consequential amendments, repeals, transitional provisions and savings.
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F5737 Short title, commencement and extent.
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