273 Transmission of particulars of certain deaths on ships.U.K.
[F1(1)] Where—
(a)an inquest is held into a death [F2or subsection (2) below applies; and]
(b)it appears to the coroner that the death in question is such as is mentioned in section 108(2) or in that subsection as extended (with or without amendments) by virtue of section 307,
it shall be the duty of the coroner to send to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen particulars in respect of the deceased of a kind prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
[F3(2)This subsection applies where—
(a)in England and Wales, an investigation under Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 into a person's death is discontinued under section 4 of that Act (cause of death [F4becoming clear before inquest]); or
(b)in Northern Ireland, a preliminary investigation is made of a dead body as a result of which the coroner is satisfied that an inquest is unnecessary.]
Textual Amendments
F1 S. 273 renumbered as s. 273(1) (25.7.2013) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), s. 182(4)(e), Sch. 21 para. 35(3) (with s. 180); S.I. 2013/1869, art. 2(o)(xv)
F2Words in s. 273(1)(a) substituted (25.7.2013) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), s. 182(4)(e), Sch. 21 para. 35(2) (with s. 180); S.I. 2013/1869, art. 2(o)(xv)
F3S. 273(2) inserted (25.7.2013) by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25), s. 182(4)(e), Sch. 21 para. 35(3) (with s. 180); S.I. 2013/1869, art. 2(o)(xv)
F4Words in s. 273(2)(a) substituted (28.6.2022) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), ss. 39(5), 51(3)