Paragraph 2 Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987

(1)

The Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(1)—

(a)

insert at the appropriate place ““the 2009 Act” means the Coroners and Justice Act 2009”;

(b)

for the definition of “coroner” substitute—

““coroner” includes—

(a)
a senior coroner, area coroner and assistant coroner;

(b)
the Chief Coroner when conducting an investigation under paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 to the 2009 Act; and

(c)
a judge, former judge, or former coroner conducting an investigation under paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 to the 2009 Act;”; and

(c)

in the definition of “inquest”, for “has been adjourned under section 20(1) of the Coroners (Amendment) Act 1962 (whether or not the inquest is subsequently resumed)” substitute “is conducted as part of an investigation under Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (including any inquest which has been adjourned)”.

(3)

In regulation 43(2) for “by his direction under section 19 of the Coroners Act 1988” substitute “upon a request under section 14 of the 2009 Act”.

(4)

In regulation 70 omit paragraph (2).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1987/2088.