# Coroners and Justice Act 2009, Section 18: Notification by medical practitioner to senior coroner

Extent: E+W

(1) The Lord Chancellor may 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.
(2) Before making regulations under this section the Lord Chancellor must consult—
(a) the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and
(b) the Chief Coroner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/section/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-and-justice-act-2009/section-18
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