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2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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1. Short Title

This Order may be cited as the Coroners (Designation of Coroners) (First and Second Judicial Districts) Order.

3. Appointment etc. of coroners and deputy coroners

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

10. Investigative powers

11. Proceedings at inquest

12. Inquest out of jurisdiction

13. Coroner to transmit record of proceedings to Registrar and Attorney General

14. Inquest without body

15. Inquest in case of murder, manslaughter or Infanticide

16. Inquest with jury

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

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

34. Copies of documents

35. Counsel and solicitors

36. Disclosure of information

37. Actions against coroner

38. Fees and allowances payable on holding inquest

40. Penalty not provided

41. Regulations

2. Interpretation

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

3. Appointment etc. of coroners and deputy coroners

3. Appointment etc. of coroners and deputy coroners

PART 2 DUTIES OF CORONERS AND OTHERS

PART 2 DUTIES OF CORONERS AND OTHERS

4. Notice of death

4. Notice of death

5. No interference with body

5. No interference with body

6. Duty of coroner

6. Duty of coroner

7. Powers of the coroner

7. Powers of the coroner

8. Post mortem examination and analysis

8. Post mortem examination and analysis

9. Post mortem in place of inquest

9. Post mortem in place of inquest

PART 3 INQUESTS: GENERAL

PART 3 INQUESTS: GENERAL

10. Investigative powers

10. Investigative powers

11. Proceedings at inquest

11. Proceedings at inquest

12. Inquest out of jurisdiction

12. Inquest out of jurisdiction

13. Coroner to transmit record of proceedings to Registrar and Attorney General

13. Coroner to transmit record of proceedings to Registrar and Attorney General

PART 4 INQUESTS: SPECIAL CASES

PART 4 INQUESTS: SPECIAL CASES

14. Inquest without body

14. Inquest without body

15. Inquest in case of murder, manslaughter or Infanticide

15. Inquest in case of murder, manslaughter or Infanticide

16. Inquest with jury

16. Inquest with jury

PART 5 JURORS AND WITNESSES

PART 5 JURORS AND WITNESSES

17. Qualifications of jurors

17. Qualifications of jurors

18. Jury summons

18. Jury summons

19. Exclusion of juror

19. Exclusion of juror

20. Failure of juror to appear

20. Failure of juror to appear

21. View of body by jurors

21. View of body by jurors

22. Prohibition of communication with jury

22. Prohibition of communication with jury

23. Jury decision

23. Jury decision

24. Witness summons

24. Witness summons

25. Medical witness

25. Medical witness

PART 6 MISCELLANEOUS

PART 6 MISCELLANEOUS

26. Prohibition of burial of body without warrant

26. Prohibition of burial of body without warrant

27. Exhumation of body for examination

27. Exhumation of body for examination

28. Adjournment

28. Adjournment

29. Inquest public

29. Inquest public

30. Inquest into death of 2 or more persons

30. Inquest into death of 2 or more persons

31. Right of person affected

31. Right of person affected

34. Copies of documents

34. Copies of documents

35. Counsel and solicitors

35. Counsel and solicitors

36. Disclosure of information

36. Disclosure of information

37. Actions against coroner

37. Actions against coroner

38. Fees and allowances payable on holding inquest

38. Fees and allowances payable on holding inquest

40. Penalty not provided

40. Penalty not provided

41. Regulations

41. Regulations

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Coroners (Designation of Coroners) (First and Second Judicial Districts) Order – Section 3(2) (Statutory Instrument 40/2015)

2. Designation of coroners