Health and Social Care Act 2012

54Certification of deathE+W

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(1)Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (notification, certification and registration of deaths) is amended as follows.

(2)In section 19 (medical examiners)—

(a)in subsection (1) for “Primary Care Trusts” substitute “Local authorities”,

(b)in subsection (2) for “Trust” (in each place where it occurs) substitute “local authority”, and

(c)in subsection (5) for “a Primary Care Trust” substitute “a local authority”.

(3)In section 20 (medical certificate of cause of death), in subsection (5) for “Primary Care Trust” substitute “local authority”.

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I1S. 54 in force at 1.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)