# The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No. 20) Order 2019, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force section 18 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25).
Section 18 confers a power on the Lord Chancellor to make regulations requiring a registered medical practitioner, in prescribed cases or circumstances, to notify a senior coroner of a death of which the practitioner is aware.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1105/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-and-justice-act-2009-commencement-no-20-order-2019/note
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