6 Appointment of deputy coroners.E+W
(1)Every coroner—
(a)shall appoint as his deputy a person approved by the chairman of the relevant council; and
(b)may appoint as his assistant deputy a person so approved.
(2)A coroner may at any time revoke an appointment made under subsection (1) above; but a revocation of an appointment made under paragraph (a) of that subsection shall not take effect until the appointment of a successor to the deputy has been approved by the chairman of the relevant council.
(3)The following, namely—
(a)every appointment made under subsection (1) above; and
(b)every revocation of an appointment made under paragraph (b) of that subsection,
shall be in writing under the hand of the coroner; and a copy of every such appointment or revocation shall be sent to the relevant council and be kept with the council’s records.
(4)Subsection (1) of section 2 above shall apply in relation to the office of deputy or assistant deputy coroner as it applies in relation to the office of coroner; and subsections (2) to (4) of that section shall apply in relation to, or to persons holding, the office of deputy coroner as they apply in relation to, or to persons holding, the office of coroner.
(5)In this section “chairman”, in relation to the Common Council, means the Lord Mayor.