Citation1
This Order may be cited as the Kent (Coroners' Districts) (Amendment) Order 1996 and shall be read as one with the Kent (Coroners' Districts) Order 19743.
Commencement and application2
1
This Order shall come into force on 15th April 1996.
2
This Order shall not have effect in relation to any inquest begun before the day on which it comes into force or to any post-morten examination which, before that day, a coroner has directed or requested a medical practitioner to make.
Alteration of Kent coroners' districts3
1
The existing North Kent coroner’s district of the county of Kent shall be abolished.
2
The existing West Kent coroner’s district, Maidstone coroner’s district and Canterbury and Dover coroner’s district shall be altered by transferring the areas specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order from the coroners' districts named in column 2 of the Schedule to the coroners' districts named in column 3 of the Schedule.
Renaming of Kent coroners' districts4
1
The existing West Kent coroner’s district shall be renamed as the North West Kent coroner’s district.
2
The existing Maidstone coroner’s district shall be renamed as the Mid Kent and Medway coroner’s district.
3
The existing Canterbury and Dover coroner’s district shall be renamed as the East Kent coroner’s district.