Schedules

Schedule 21Minor and consequential amendments

Part 1Coroners etc

Treasure Act 1996 (c. 24)

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1

Section 8 (duty of finder to notify coroner) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), for “coroner for the district in which the object was found” substitute “ Coroner for Treasure ”.

3

In subsection (4), for “coroner” substitute “ Coroner for Treasure ”.

4

For subsection (5) substitute—

5

If the office of Coroner for Treasure is vacant, notification under subsection (1) must be given to an Assistant Coroner for Treasure.

6

This section has effect subject to section 8B.

5

After that subsection insert—

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7

In its application to Northern Ireland this section has effect as if—

a

in subsection (1), for “Coroner for Treasure” there were substituted “ coroner for the district in which the object was found ”;

b

in subsection (4), for “Coroner for Treasure” there were substituted “ coroner ”; and

c

in subsection (5), for the words from “Coroner for Treasure” to the end there were substituted “ coroner for a district is vacant, the person acting as coroner for that district is the coroner for the purposes of subsection (1) ”.