Article 5
On 1st April 1996, any process issued, order made, direction given, inquest begun or other thing done by or to the coroner for an existing coroner’s district shall be deemed to have been issued, given, made, begun or done by or to the coroner for the relevant new coroner’s district.
All documents, exhibits, registers and other things in the custody of the coroner for an existing coroner’s district in connection with inquests or post-mortem investigations shall be transferred to the coroner for the relevant new coroner’s district.
In paragraphs (1) and (2) above—
Teesside Coroner’s District is the relevant new coroner’s district for the existing Central Cleveland Coroner’s District of the County of Cleveland, and
the County of Hartlepool is the relevant new coroner’s district for the existing North Cleveland Coroner’s District of the County of Cleveland.
In this article “coroner” includes any deputy coroner or assistant deputy coroner.