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.