Commencement of provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 20092

The following provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 are commenced on 25th July 2013—

a

sections 1 to 11 and sections 13 to 17 (investigations into deaths);

b

sections 22 to 24 (coroner areas, appointments etc.);

c

section 32 only in so far as it relates to paragraphs 1, 2, 6 and 7 of Schedule 5 and sections 33 to 34 (further provision to do with investigations and deaths);

d

section 36 with the exclusion of subsection (4)(c), section 37, section 41 only in so far as it relates to paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 of Schedule 10 and section 42 (governance etc.);

e

section 46 (coroner of the Queen’s household);

f

section 177(1) (consequential etc. amendments, and transitional and saving provisions) to the extent that it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (o);

g

section 178 (repeals) only to the extent that it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (p);

h

Schedule 1 (duty or power to suspend or resume investigations);

i

Schedule 2 (coroner areas);

j

Schedule 3 (appointment etc. of senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners);

k

paragraphs 1, 2, 6 and 7 of Schedule 5 (powers of coroners);

l

Schedule 6 (offences);

m

Schedule 7 (allowances, fees and expenses);

n

paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 of Schedule 10 (investigation by Chief Coroner or Coroner for Treasure or by judge, former judge or former coroner);

o

in Part 1 of Schedule 21 (minor and consequential amendments)—

i

paragraphs 1 to 7;

ii

paragraph 8(4);

iii

paragraph 9(3)(d);

iv

paragraph 11(3);

v

paragraph 15(1), (3), and (4);

vi

paragraph 15(2) but only in so far as substituting subsection (2) of section 23 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 19532 with a new subsection (2) and not subsection (2ZA);

vii

paragraph 18(1) and (2) to the extent that those provisions introduce a new subsection (3B) only into section 29 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953;

viii

paragraph 18(3) and (4) (and paragraph 18(1) in so far as relating to those provisions);

ix

paragraph 21(1) but only in relation to the definition of “the 2009 Act”;

x

paragraph 21(2) but only in so far as inserting a new subsection (3) into section 41 of the Birth and Deaths Registration Act 1953 and not a new subsection (2);

xi

paragraphs 22 to 25;

xii

paragraph 26 with the exception of the words “Coroner for Treasure”;

xiii

paragraph 28;

xiv

paragraph 30;

xv

paragraphs 32 to 36;

xvi

paragraphs 44 and 45; and

xvii

paragraph 51 to the extent that it relates to the Deputy Chief Coroner only; and

p

Part 1 of Schedule 23 (repeals: coroners etc.) to the extent that it relates to the entry for the Coroners Act 19883 except for sections 4A(8) and 13(1) and (2) of that Act.