[F15AIndemnity.N.I.
(1)A coroner shall indeminified by the Lord Challcellor in respect of—
(a)any costs which he reasonably incurs in or in connection with proceedings in respect of anything done or omitted in the exercise (or purported exercise) of his duty as a coroner;
(b)any costs which he reasonably incurs in taking steps to dispute any claim which might be made in such proceedings;
(c)any damages awarded against him or costs ordered to be paid by him in any such proceedings; and
(d)any sums payable by him in connection with a reasonable settlement of any such proceedings or claim.
(2)Sub‐section (1) applies in relation to proceedings by a coroner only if and to the extent that the Lord Chancellor agrees in advance to indemnify him.]