Commencement of provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 20092
The following provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 are commenced on 25th July 2013—
a
sections 1 to 11 and sections 13 to 17 (investigations into deaths);
b
sections 22 to 24 (coroner areas, appointments etc.);
c
section 32 only in so far as it relates to paragraphs 1, 2, 6 and 7 of Schedule 5 and sections 33 to 34 (further provision to do with investigations and deaths);
d
section 36 with the exclusion of subsection (4)(c), section 37, section 41 only in so far as it relates to paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 of Schedule 10 and section 42 (governance etc.);
e
section 46 (coroner of the Queen’s household);
f
section 177(1) (consequential etc. amendments, and transitional and saving provisions) to the extent that it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (o);
g
section 178 (repeals) only to the extent that it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (p);
h
Schedule 1 (duty or power to suspend or resume investigations);
i
Schedule 2 (coroner areas);
j
Schedule 3 (appointment etc. of senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners);
k
paragraphs 1, 2, 6 and 7 of Schedule 5 (powers of coroners);
l
Schedule 6 (offences);
m
Schedule 7 (allowances, fees and expenses);
n
paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 of Schedule 10 (investigation by Chief Coroner or Coroner for Treasure or by judge, former judge or former coroner);
o
in Part 1 of Schedule 21 (minor and consequential amendments)—
i
paragraphs 1 to 7;
ii
paragraph 8(4);
iii
paragraph 9(3)(d);
iv
paragraph 11(3);
v
paragraph 15(1), (3), and (4);
vi
paragraph 15(2) but only in so far as substituting subsection (2) of section 23 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 19532 with a new subsection (2) and not subsection (2ZA);
vii
paragraph 18(1) and (2) to the extent that those provisions introduce a new subsection (3B) only into section 29 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953;
viii
paragraph 18(3) and (4) (and paragraph 18(1) in so far as relating to those provisions);
ix
paragraph 21(1) but only in relation to the definition of “the 2009 Act”;
x
paragraph 21(2) but only in so far as inserting a new subsection (3) into section 41 of the Birth and Deaths Registration Act 1953 and not a new subsection (2);
xi
paragraphs 22 to 25;
xii
paragraph 26 with the exception of the words “Coroner for Treasure”;
xiii
paragraph 28;
xiv
paragraph 30;
xv
paragraphs 32 to 36;
xvi
paragraphs 44 and 45; and
xvii
paragraph 51 to the extent that it relates to the Deputy Chief Coroner only; and
p
Part 1 of Schedule 23 (repeals: coroners etc.) to the extent that it relates to the entry for the Coroners Act 19883 except for sections 4A(8) and 13(1) and (2) of that Act.