Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 U.K. Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts

Part 1 U.K. Amendments

Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13) U.K.

193 U.K. The Coroners Act 1988 is amended as follows.

194 (1) Section 3 (terms on which coroners hold office) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) For subsection (4) substitute—

“(4) The Lord Chancellor may, with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice, remove any coroner from office for inability or misbehaviour.”

(3) In subsection (5) for “, wilful neglect of his duty or misbehaviour in the discharge of his duty” substitute “ or wilful neglect of his duty ”.

195 U.K. In section 33 (savings), in subsection (2)(a) omit “the Lord Chancellor or”.