Coroners Act 1988
Coroners Act 1988 (1988 c. 13)
- Coroners Act 1988 (1988 c. 13)
- Coroners
- 1 Appointment of coroners.
- 2 Qualifications for appointment as coroner.
- 3 Terms on which coroners hold office.
- 4 Coroners’ districts.
- 4A Coroner areas: Wales.
- 5 Jurisdiction of coroners.
- Deputy coroners
- 6 Appointment of deputy coroners.
- 7 Functions of deputy coroners.
- Inquests: general
- 8 Duty to hold inquest.
- 9 Qualifications of jurors.
- 10 Attendance of jurors and witnesses.
- 11 Proceedings at inquest.
- 12 Failure of jury to agree.
- Inquests: special cases
- 13 Order to hold investigation.
- 14 Inquest out of jurisdiction.
- 15 Inquest where body destroyed or irrecoverable.
- 16 Adjournment of inquest in event of criminal proceedings.
- 17 Provisions supplementary to section 16.
- 17A Adjournment of inquest in event of judicial inquiry.
- 18 Inquests into road deaths in London.
- Medical witnesses and post-mortem examinations etc.
- 19 Post-mortem examination without inquest.
- 20 Request to specially qualified person to make post-mortem and special examinations.
- 21 Summoning of medical witnesses and direction of post-mortem examinations.
- 22 Removal of body for post mortem examination.
- 23 Exhumation of body for examination.
- Expenses and returns of inquests
- 24 Fees and allowances payable on holding inquest.
- 25 Payments to jurors.
- 26 Payment of expenses by coroner.
- 27 Accounts to be laid before relevant council.
- 27A Indemnity.
- 28 Annual returns to be made to Secretary of State.
- Miscellaneous
- 29 Coroner of the Queen’s household.
- 30 Treasure trove.
- 31 Provision of accommodation.
- Supplemental
- 32 Power to make rules.
- 33 Savings for ex-officio coroners and judicial powers.
- 34 Application of Act to Isles of Scilly.
- 35 Interpretation.
- 36 Consequential amendments, repeals, transitional provisions and savings.
- 37 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 SALARIES AND PENSIONS
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- SCHEDULE 2 CORONER OF THE QUEEN’S HOUSEHOLD
- SCHEDULE 3 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
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- SCHEDULE 4 REPEALS
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