Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Coroners (Amendment) Rules 2005 and shall come into force on 1^st June 2005.

(2) In these Rules “the principal Rules” means the Coroners Rules 1984(1).

(1)

S.I. 1984/552, amended by S.I. 1999/3325 in so far as is relevant to the subject matter of these Rules. The Coroners Rules 1984 have effect as if made under section 32 of the Coroners Act 1988 by virtue of section 17(2)(b) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).