2011 No. 2861
Coroners, England And Wales

The Black Country (Coroner’s District) Order 2011

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1A), 4(1) and 36(4)(b) of the Coroners Act 19881, and having consulted in accordance with section 4(1) of that Act, makes the following Order:

Citation1.

This Order may be cited as the Black Country (Coroner’s District) Order 2011.

Commencement and application2.

(1)

This Order comes into force on 1st January 2012.

(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’ districts3.

The existing coroners’ districts of Wolverhampton and the Black Country shall be amalgamated to form a single coroner’s district to be known as the Black Country Coroner’s District.

Designation of relevant Council4.

The Metropolitan Borough Council of Dudley shall be the relevant council within the meaning of section 1(1A) of the Coroners Act 1988 for the Black Country Coroner’s District as constituted by article 3.

Revocation5.

The West Midlands (Coroners’ Districts) Order 20042 is revoked.
J Djanogly
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 3 of this Order amalgamates the coroners’ districts of Wolverhampton and the Black Country into one coroner’s district, to be known as the Black Country Coroner’s District.

Article 4 designates, under section 1(1A) of the Coroners Act 1988, for the Metropolitan Borough County Council of Dudley to be the relevant council for the purposes of appointing the Coroner for the Black Country Coroner’s District.