{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-and-justice-act-2009/section-27",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-and-justice-act-2009/section-27.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/25",
  "legislation_title": "Coroners and Justice Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-and-justice-act-2009",
  "path": "section/27",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Inquests concerning treasure",
  "text": "(1) The Coroner for Treasure may, as part of an investigation under section 26, hold an inquest concerning the object in question (a “treasure inquest”).\n(2) A treasure inquest must be held without a jury, unless the Coroner for Treasure thinks there is sufficient reason for it to be held with a jury.\n(3) In relation to a treasure inquest held with a jury, sections 8 and 9 apply with the following modifications—\n(a) a reference to a senior coroner is to be read as a reference to the Coroner for Treasure;\n(b) the reference in section 8(3) to the death of the deceased is to be read as a reference to the matters mentioned in section 26(5).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/section/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:44.377194+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}