Amendments to the principal Rules3

In rule 2(1) of the principal Rules–

a

for the definitions of “the Act of 1887” and “the Act of 1926”, substitute

  • “the 1988 Act” means the Coroners Act 1988

b

in the definition of “appropriate officer”, for “section 3A of the Act 1887”, substitute “section 9 of the 1988 Act”;

c

in the definition of “post-mortem examination”, for “section 21 of the Act of 1887 or under section 21(1) or 22(1) of the Act of 1926”, substitute “sections 19 to 21 of the 1988 Act”;

d

omit the definition of “the Registration Acts”; and

e

in the definition of “special examination”, for “section 22(1) of the Act of 1926”, substitute “section 20(4) of the 1988 Act”.