(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of the Coroner's Act or any enactment replacing it, the coroner in charge of the district in which the correctional facility is situated wherein the sentence of death was executed shall, within 48 hours after the execution, hold an inquest on the body of the offender, to inquire into and ascertain the identity of the body, and whether the sentence of death was duly executed on the offender.
(2) The inquisition shall be recorded in duplicate and the coroner shall deliver one of the originals to the Commissioner of Police.