Schedules
Schedule 2Coroner areas
Coroner areas
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1
England and Wales is to be divided into areas to be known as coroner areas.
2
Each coroner area is to consist of the area of a local authority or the combined areas of two or more local authorities.
3
Subject to paragraph 2—
a
the coroner areas are to be those specified in an order made by the Lord Chancellor;
b
each coroner area is to be known by whatever name is specified in the order.
4
Before making an order under this paragraph, the Lord Chancellor must consult—
a
every local authority,
b
the Welsh Ministers, and
c
any other persons the Lord Chancellor thinks appropriate.