The Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013

PART 1 Introduction

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013 and shall come into force on 25th July 2013.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“2009 Act” means the Coroners and Justice Act 2009;

“bank holiday” means a day designated as a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (1);

“coroner” means—

(a)

a senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner;

(b)

the Chief Coroner when conducting an investigation under paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 to the 2009 Act; or

(c)

a judge, former judge or former coroner conducting an investigation under paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 to the 2009 Act;

“document” means any medium in which information of any description is recorded or stored;

“enforcing authority” has the same meaning as in section 18(7) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974(2);

“investigation” means an investigation into a death conducted under Part 1 of the 2009 Act;

“working day” means a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday, a bank holiday, Christmas Day or Good Friday.

(2) All references to sections and schedule provisions in these Regulations are references to provisions in the 2009 Act, unless a regulation specifically states otherwise.

(3) A reference to a Form in these Regulations is a reference to a Form in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Application

3.—(1) These Regulations shall have effect in relation to any investigation (including any inquest) which has not been completed before 25th July 2013.

(2) Any decision of the coroner made in relation to an investigation, or inquest as the case may be, including any decision relating to a post-mortem examination before 25th July 2013 shall stand.

(1)

1971 c.80.

(2)

1974 c.37.