The North Wales (East and Central) (Coroner’s District) Order 2012

Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 2605

Coroners, Wales

The North Wales (East and Central) (Coroner’s District) Order 2012

Made

15th October 2012

Laid before Parliament

17th October 2012

Coming into force

1st January 2013

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4A(1) and (7) of the Coroners Act 1988(1) and section 25 of the Welsh Language Act 1993(2) and having consulted in accordance with section 4A(2) of the Coroners Act 1988, makes the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the North Wales (East and Central) (Coroner’s District) Order 2012.

Commencement and application

2.—(1) This Order comes into force on 1st January 2013.

(2) This Order shall not have effect in relation to any inquest started before the day on which it comes into force or to any post mortem examination which, before that day, a coroner has directed or requested a medical practitioner to make.

Amalgamation of coroners’ districts

3.  The existing coroners’ districts of Central North Wales/Canol Gogledd Cymru and North East Wales/Gogledd Dwyrain Cymru are amalgamated to form a single coroner’s district to be known as North Wales (East and Central)/Gogledd Cymru (Dwyrain a Chanol).

Designation of relevant Council

4.  Denbighshire County Council shall be the relevant council within the meaning of section 1(1A) of the Coroners Act 1988(3) for the coroner’s district of North Wales (East and Central) as constituted by article 3.

Amendments to the Coroners’ Districts (Wales) Order 1996

5.—(1) The Coroners’ Districts (Wales) Order 1996(4) is amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1, omit—

(a) “Central North Wales/Canol Gogledd Cymru” and “North East Wales/Gogledd Dwyrain Cymru” in column 1; and

(b) “The County of Denbighshire and the County Borough of Aberconwy and Colwyn” and “The County of Flintshire and the County Borough of Wrexham” in column 2.

(3) In Schedule 1, insert “North Wales (East and Central)/Gogledd Cymru (Dwyrain a Chanol)” in the appropriate alphabetical position in column 1 and insert “The County of Denbighshire, the County Borough of Colwyn, the County of Flintshire and the County Borough of Wrexham” in the corresponding entry in column 2.

Amendments to the Coroners’ Districts (Designation of Relevant Councils) (Wales) Order 1996

6.—(1) The Coroners’ Districts (Designation of Relevant Councils) (Wales) Order 1996(5) is amended as follows.

(2) In the Schedule, omit—

(a) “Central North Wales/Canol Gogledd Cymru” and “North East Wales/Gogledd Dwyrain Cymru” in column 1; and

(b) “Denbighshire County Council” and “Wrexham County Borough Council” in column 2.

(3) In the Schedule, insert “North Wales (East and Central)/Gogledd Cymru (Dwyrain a Chanol)” in the appropriate alphabetical position in column 1 and insert “Denbighshire County Council” in the corresponding entry in column 2.

Signed on behalf of the Secretary of State

Helen Grant

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

15th October 2012

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amalgamates the coroners’ districts of Central North Wales/Canol Gogledd Cymru and North East Wales/Gogledd Dwyrain Cymru, to create one district to be known as North Wales (East and Central).

(1)

1988 c. 13. Section 4A was inserted by paragraph 82(5) of Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) and the powers in subsection (1) and (7) of that section have been brought into force by S.I. 1995/852, Schedule 5.

(2)

1993 c. 38. Section 25(3) was substituted by paragraph 106(2) of Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19).

(3)

1988 c. 13. Section 1(1A) was substituted by regulation 2(2) of the Local Government Reorganisation (Amendment of Coroners Act 1988) Regulations and brought into force by S.I. 1996/655.

(4)

S.I. 1996/661.

(5)

S.I. 1996/662.