# The Coroners' Districts (Designation of Relevant Councils) (Wales) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/662 · made 7 March 1996

This Order designates relevant councils for the coroners' districts in Wales listed in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order. Such designation is necessary where a coroner’s district in Wales lies partly in each of two or more Welsh counties or county boroughs. The relevant council is responsible for the appointment of coroners and other functions under the Coroners Act 1988.

Made under: Coroners Act 1988 (Section 1)

## Introductory text

CORONERS
Made 7th March 1996
Coming into force 1st April 1996
The Secretary of State in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 1(1)(bb) of the Coroners Act 1988, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 

This Order may be cited as the Coroners' Districts (Designation of Relevant Councils) (Wales) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

## 2 

For each coroner’s district listed in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, being a coroner’s district created by the Coroners' Districts (Wales) Order 1996 lying partly in each of two or more Welsh counties or county boroughs, the council specified opposite thereto in column 2 of that Schedule is hereby designated as the relevant council for the purposes of the Coroners Act 1988.

## Signature

Tom Sackville
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
7th March 1996

## RELEVANT COUNCILS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CORONERS ACT 1988

Column 1
Column 2
Coroner’s district
Relevant council
Bridgend and Glamorgan Valleys/ Pen-y-bont a Chymoedd Morgannwg
Rhondda,, Cynon,, Taff County Borough Council
Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan/ Caerdydd a Bro Morgannwg
The Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council
Central North Wales/Canol Gogledd Cymru
Denbighshire County Council
Gwent
Newport County Borough Council
North East Wales/Gogledd Dwyrain Cymru
Wrexham County Borough Council
North West Wales/Gogledd Gorllewin Cymru
Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire County Council

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates relevant councils for the coroners' districts in Wales listed in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order. Such designation is necessary where a coroner’s district in Wales lies partly in each of two or more Welsh counties or county boroughs. The relevant council is responsible for the appointment of coroners and other functions under the Coroners Act 1988.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/662 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-districts-designation-of-relevant-councils-wales-order-1996
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