ACT
(Act 19 of 2002)
Act 19 of 2002 .. in force 30 October 2002 (S.I. 8/2003)
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
| 1. | Short title |
| 2. | Interpretation |
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
| 3. | Appointment etc. of coroners and deputy coroners |
PART 2
DUTIES OF CORONERS AND OTHERS
| 4. | Notice of death |
| 5. | No interference with body |
| 6. | Duty of coroner |
| 7. | Powers of the coroner |
| 8. | Post mortem examination and analysis |
| 9. | Post mortem in place of inquest |
PART 3
INQUESTS: GENERAL
| 10. | Investigative powers |
| 11. | Proceedings at inquest |
| 12. | Inquest out of jurisdiction |
| 13. | Coroner to transmit record of proceedings to Registrar and Attorney General |
PART 4
INQUESTS: SPECIAL CASES
| 14. | Inquest without body |
| 15. | Inquest in case of murder, manslaughter or infanticide |
| 16. | Inquest with jury |
PART 5
JURORS AND WITNESSES
| 17. | Qualifications of jurors |
| 18. | Jury summons |
| 19. | Exclusion of juror |
| 20. | Failure of juror to appear |
| 21. | View of body by jurors |
| 22. | Prohibition of communication with jury |
| 23. | Jury decision |
| 24. | Witness summons |
| 25. | Medical witness |
PART 6
MISCELLANEOUS
| 26. | Prohibition of burial of body without warrant |
| 27. | Exhumation of body for examination |
| 28. | Adjournment |
| 29. | Inquest public |
| 30. | Inquest into death of 2 or more persons |
| 31. | Right of person affected |
| 32. | Attorney General's powers in relation to inquests |
| 33. | Evidence |
| 34. | Copies of documents |
| 35. | Counsel and solicitors |
| 36. | Disclosure of information |
| 37. | Actions against coroner |
| 38. | Fees and allowances payable on holding inquest |
| 39. | Forms |
| 40. | Penalty not provided |
| 41. | Regulations |
| 42. | Savings |
| Schedule | |
AN ACT to make provision for the appointment of coroners, the holding of inquests without a jury except in certain circumstances and for connected matters.
Commencement [30 October 2002]