# Coroners and Justice Act 2009, Paragraph 16


(1) Section 23A (giving of information concerning a death to a person other than the registrar) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—
“(a) if —
(i) there has been no investigation under Part 1 of the 2009 Act into the death, or
(ii) such an investigation has been discontinued under section 4 of the 2009 Act (cause of death becoming clear before inquest) other than as mentioned in paragraph (b),
a copy of a confirmed attending practitioner's certificate, or of a medical examiner's certificate, given to the registrar in accordance with regulations under section 20 of the 2009 Act (medical certificate of cause of death); and
(b) if an investigation into the death has been discontinued under section 4 of that Act by reason of an examination under section 14 of that Act (post-mortem examinations), a copy of a certificate from the senior coroner stating the cause of death as disclosed by the report of the person making the examination;”.
(3) In subsection (5), after “a relative” insert “ or the partner ”.
(4) Omit subsection (6).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/schedule/21/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-and-justice-act-2009/schedule-21/paragraph-16
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