16(1)Section 23A (giving of information concerning a death to a person other than the registrar) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (2), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—
“(a)if [F1—
(i)there has been no investigation under Part 1 of the 2009 Act into the death, or
(ii)such an investigation has been discontinued under section 4 of the 2009 Act (cause of death becoming clear before inquest) other than as mentioned in paragraph (b),]
a copy of a confirmed attending practitioner's certificate, or of a medical examiner's certificate, given to the registrar in accordance with regulations under section 20 of the 2009 Act (medical certificate of cause of death); and
(b)if an investigation into the death has been discontinued under section 4 of that Act by reason of an examination under section 14 of that Act (post-mortem examinations), a copy of a certificate from the senior coroner stating the cause of death as disclosed by the report of the person making the examination;”.
(3)In subsection (5), after “a relative” insert “ or the partner ”.
(4)Omit subsection (6).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 21 para. 16(2) substituted (28.6.2022) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), ss. 39(6)(c), 51(3)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 21 para. 16(1) in force at 16.4.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/516, art. 2(d)(ii)
I2Sch. 21 para. 16(3)(4) in force at 16.4.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/516, art. 2(d)(i)