Schedules

Schedule 6Offences

Part 3Miscellaneous

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(1)

The powers of a senior coroner or the Coroner for Treasure under paragraph 5 or 6 are additional to, and do not affect, any other power the coroner may have—

(a)

to compel a person to appear before him or her;

(b)

to compel a person to give evidence or produce any document or other thing;

(c)

to punish a person for contempt of court for failure to appear or to give evidence or to produce any document or other thing.

(2)

But a person may not be fined under paragraph 5 or 6 and also be punished under any such other power.

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In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), a reference in this Schedule to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to 6 months.

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Nothing in paragraph 5A, 5B or 5C affects what constitutes contempt of court at common law.