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The Black Country (Coroner’s District) Order 2011

S.I. 2011/2861 · Made 25 November 2011

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Coroners, England And Wales

Made 25th November 2011

Laid before Parliament 30th November 2011

Coming into force 1st January 2012

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1A), 4(1) and 36(4)(b) of the Coroners Act 1988f1, and having consulted in accordance with section 4(1) of that Act, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 13. Sections 1(1A) and 4(1) as amended by SI 1998/465.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Commencement and application
  3. 3Amalgamation of coroners’ districts
  4. 4Designation of relevant Council
  5. 5Revocation
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Citation

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

2Commencement and application

(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.

3Amalgamation of coroners’ districts

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.

4Designation of relevant Council

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.

5Revocation

The West Midlands (Coroners’ Districts) Order 2004f1 is revoked.

Signature

J Djanogly

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

25th November 2011

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.