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Coroners Act 1988

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1(1)Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, a coroner shall be paid by the relevant council an annual salary at such rate as may be fixed by agreement between the coroner and that council.

(2)If at any time a coroner and the relevant council cannot agree with respect to any proposed alteration of the rate of his salary—

(a)the Secretary of State may, on the application of either party, fix the rate of that salary at such rate as he thinks proper; and

(b)subject to sub-paragraph (4) below, the rate so fixed shall come into force as from such date as he may determine.

(3)In fixing the rate of the salary payable to a coroner under this paragraph, regard shall be had to the nature and extent of his duties and to all the circumstances of the case.

(4)A date determined under sub-paragraph (2) above shall be not less than three years from the date when the rate of the coroner’s salary as last fixed came into force, unless in the opinion of the Secretary of State the coroner’s district has in the meantime been materially altered.

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