The Local Government Reorganisation (Amendment of Coroners Act 1988) Regulations 1998

2.—(1) The Coroners Act 1988(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1(1)(a), after the word “county,” there is inserted “in a special non-metropolitan county or in”.

(3) In section 1(1)(c), after the word “England” there is inserted “, other than a special non-metropolitan county,”.

(4) In section 1(1A)(a), after the words “metropolitan district” there is inserted “, special non-metropolitan district”.

(5) In section 1(1A)(b), after the words “metropolitan districts” there is inserted “, special non-metropolitan districts”.

(6) In section 2(2), after the words “metropolitan district”, in both places where they occur, there is inserted “, special non-metropolitan district”.

(7) In section 4(1), after the word “county”, there is inserted “, special non-metropolitan county”.

(8) At the end of section 4(5A)(2) there is inserted “or a special non-metropolitan county”.

(9) In section 27(4)(a)(3), after the word “districts” there is inserted “, special non-metropolitan districts”.

(10) In section 31(4) after paragraph (a) there is inserted—

“(aa) a special non-metropolitan district,”.

(11) In section 35(1) after the definition of “relevant council” there is inserted—

““special non-metropolitan county” means a non-metropolitan county in which there are two or more local government districts and for which there is no county council;

“special non-metropolitan district” means a district in a special non-metropolitan county.”.

(1)

1988 c. 13; relevant amendments to that Act were made by regulation 2 of the Local Government Reorganisation (Amendment of Coroners Act 1988) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/655).

(2)

Section 4(5A) was inserted by S.I. 1996/655.

(3)

Section 27(4) was amended by Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19).

(4)

Section 31 was amended by S.I. 1996/655.