Schedules

Schedule 2Coroner areas

Alteration of coroner areas

2

1

The Lord Chancellor may make orders altering coroner areas.

2

Before making an order under this paragraph the Lord Chancellor must consult—

a

whichever local authorities the Lord Chancellor thinks appropriate,

b

in the case of a coroner area in Wales, the Welsh Ministers, and

c

any other persons the Lord Chancellor thinks appropriate.

3

“Altering”, in relation to a coroner area, includes (as well as changing its boundaries)—

a

combining it with one or more other coroner areas;

b

dividing it between two or more other coroner areas;

c

changing its name.