Schedules

Schedule 7Allowances, fees and expenses

Part 4Meeting or reimbursing expenses

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1

Regulations may make provision for or in connection with meeting or reimbursing—

a

expenses incurred by senior coroners (including expenses incurred under or by virtue of paragraph 4, 5 or 6);

b

expenses incurred by area coroners and assistant coroners;

c

expenses incurred by virtue of Schedule 10 in the conduct of an investigation by the Chief Coroner or the Coroner for Treasure or by a judge, former judge or former coroner.

2

The regulations may make provision—

a

for accounts or evidence relating to expenses to be provided to relevant authorities;

b

for or in connection with the meeting or reimbursement by relevant authorities of expenses of a description specified in the regulations;

c

for or in connection with appeals relating to decisions with respect to meeting or reimbursing expenses.

This sub-paragraph is not to be read as limiting the power in sub-paragraph (1).

3

A reference in this paragraph to meeting or reimbursing expenses incurred by a person (“P”) includes a reference to indemnifying P in respect of—

a

costs that P reasonably incurs in or in connection with proceedings in respect of things done or omitted in the exercise (or purported exercise) by P of duties under this Part of this Act;

b

costs that P reasonably incurs in taking steps to dispute claims that might be made in such proceedings;

c

damages awarded against P, or costs ordered to be paid by P, in such proceedings;

d

sums payable by P in connection with a reasonable settlement of such proceedings or of claims that might be made in such proceedings.