(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.