2023 No. 1036 (C. 64)
MEDICAL PROFESSION, ENGLAND AND WALES
CORONERS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 21) Order 2023

Made
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 182(5) of the Coroners and Justice Act 20091.

Citation and extent 1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 21) Order 2023.

(2)

This Order extends to England and Wales.

Commencement of provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 2.

The following provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 come into force on 1st October 2023—

(a)

section 19 (medical examiners: supplementary)2, and

(b)

section 20 (medical certificate of cause of death)3.
Markham
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department of Health and Social Care
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order commences sections 19 and 20 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25) on 1st October 2023.

Section 19 makes provision in relation to the appointment of medical examiners and confers powers on appropriate Ministers to make regulations in relation to medical examiners.

Section 20 confers a power on the Secretary of State to make regulations in relation to the preparation of medical certificates of cause of death.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No.

Sections 1 to 11

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Section 12

24th September 2012

S.I. 2012/2374

Sections 13 to 17

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Section 18

9th July 2019

S.I. 2019/1105

Section 21

18th June 2018

S.I. 2018/727

Sections 22 to 24

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Section 32 (partially)

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Sections 33 and 34

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Section 35

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Section 36 (partially)

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Section 37

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Section 41 (partially)

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Section 42

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Section 43

3rd July 2013

S.I. 2013/1628

Section 45

3rd July 2013

S.I. 2013/1628

Section 46

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Section 49 (partially)

29th February 2016

S.R. 2016 No. 23

Section 50

24th September 2012

S.I. 2012/2374

Section 52

4th October 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Section 53

1st June 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

Sections 54 and 55 (partially)

4th October 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Sections 54 and 55 (fully in force)

1st June 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

Section 56 (partially)

4th October 2010

S.I. 2010/816

1st June 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

Section 57

4th October 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Section 58

1st June 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

Sections 59 to 61

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Sections 62 to 71

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Section 72

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Section 74 (partially)

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Section 74 (fully in force)

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

Section 75 (partially)

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

2nd May 2011

S.I. 2011/1122

Section 76 (partially)

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

Section 77 (partially)

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

2nd May 2011

S.I. 2011/1122

Section 78 (partially)

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Section 78 (fully in force)

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

Sections 79 and 80 (partially)

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

Section 81(partially)

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

2nd May 2011

S.I. 2011/1122

Section 82 (partially)

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Section 82 (fully in force)

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

Section 83 (partially)

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

Section 84

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Section 85 (partially)

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Section 85 (fully in force)

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

Sections 98 to 103

27th June 2011

S.I. 2011/1452

Section 105

27th June 2011

S.I. 2011/1452

Section 106 (partially)

14th December 2009

S.I. 2009/3253

3rd October 2011

S.I. 2011/2148

Section 106 (fully in force)

8th October 2012

S.I. 2012/2374

Section 107 (partially)

14th December 2009

S.I. 2009/3253

3rd October 2011

S.I. 2011/2148

Section 107 (fully in force)

8th October 2012

S.I. 2012/2374

Section 108 (partially)

14th December 2009

S.I. 2009/3253

3rd October 2011

S.I. 2011/2148

Section 108 (fully in force)

8th October 2012

S.I. 2012/2374

Sections 109 and 110

14th December 2009

S.I. 2009/3253

Section 111

27th June 2011

S.I. 2011/1452

Section 112

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Section 113

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Sections 114 and 115

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Section 117 (partially)

7th August 2012

S.I. 2012/1810

22nd April 2013

S.I. 2013/705

Section 118 (partially)

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Section 118 (fully in force)

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Sections 119 to 136

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Section 137

13th April 2015

S.I. 2015/819

Section 139

12th January 2010

S.I. 2010/28

Sections 140 and 141

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Section 142

31st January 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Section 144 (partially)

15th August 2010

S.I. 2010/1858

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

28th May 2013

S.I. 2013/1104

Section 145

2nd August 2010

S.I. 2010/1858

Sections 146 and 147

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Section 148

18th November 2013

S.I. 2013/2908

Sections 149 and 150

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Section 153

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Sections 155 to 172

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Section 173 (partially)

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Section 173 (fully in force)

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Section 174

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Section 175 (partially)

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Section 177 (partially)

12th January 2010

S.I. 2010/28

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

4th October 2010

S.I. 2010/816

2nd August 2010

S.I. 2010/1858

15th August 2010

S.I. 2010/1858

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

27th June 2011

S.I. 2011/1452

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

16th July 2018

S.I. 2018/733

Section 178 (partially)

31st January 2010

S.I. 2010/145

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

4th October 2010

S.I. 2010/816

2nd August 2010

S.I. 2010/1858

15th August 2010

S.I. 2010/1858

1st June 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

27th June 2011

S.I. 2011/1452

3rd October 2011

S.I. 2011/2148

8th October 2012

S.I. 2012/2374

12th February 2013

S.I. 2013/250

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Section 180

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Schedules 1 to 3

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Schedule 5 (partially)

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Schedules 6 and 7

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Schedule 8

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Schedule 10 (partially)

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

Schedule 12

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Schedule 13

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Schedule 14

27th June 2011

S.I. 2011/1452

Schedule 15 (partially)

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

Schedule 15 (fully in force)

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Schedule 16 (partially)

13th April 2015

S.I. 2015/819

16th July 2018

S.I. 2018/733

Schedule 17 (partially)

15th August 2010

S.I. 2010/1858

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

28th May 2013

S.I. 2013/1104

Schedule 19

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Schedule 20 (partially)

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

Schedule 21 (partially)

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

4th October 2010

S.I. 2010/816

27th June 2011

S.I. 2011/1452

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869

16th July 2018

S.I. 2018/733

Schedule 22 (partially)

12th January 2010

S.I. 2010/28

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

2nd August 2010

S.I. 2010/1858

15th August 2010

S.I. 2010/1858

18th April 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

27th June 2011

S.I. 2011/1452

13th April 2015

S.I. 2015/819

Schedule 23 (partially)

31st January 2010

S.I. 2010/145

1st February 2010

S.I. 2010/145

6th April 2010

S.I. 2010/816

4th October 2010

S.I. 2010/816

2nd August 2010

S.I. 2010/1858

15th August 2010

S.I. 2010/1858

1st June 2011

S.R. 2011 No. 182

27th June 2011

S.I. 2011/1452

3rd October 2011

S.I. 2011/2148

8th October 2012

S.I. 2012/2374

12th February 2013

S.I. 2013/250

25th July 2013

S.I. 2013/1869