Coroners and Justice Act 2009

Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20)

9 (1) Section 17 (information concerning other deaths) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “any relative of the deceased who” substitute “any person who is a relative or the partner of the deceased and who”, and

(b) after that paragraph insert—

“(aa) any personal representative of the deceased;”.

(3) In subsection (3)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “relative” substitute “person”,

(b) in paragraph (b), for “relatives” substitute “persons”,

(c) for “five days from the date of the death or of the finding of the body” substitute “five days from the relevant date”, and

(d) for paragraph (ii) of the proviso substitute—

“(ii) this subsection shall not have effect if an investigation is conducted under Part 1 of the 2009 Act into the death of the deceased person and has not been discontinued under section 4 of that Act (cause of death revealed by post-mortem examination).”

(4) After that subsection insert—

“(4) In this section, the expression “the relevant date” means—

(a) the date on which the registrar is notified in accordance with regulations under section 20(1)(f)(i) or (h)(i) of the 2009 Act (confirmation or certification by medical examiner of cause of death); or

(b) where an investigation under Part 1 of that Act into the death of the deceased person is discontinued under section 4 of that Act, the date of the discontinuance.”