Article 2 InterpretationI1

In these Rules—

• “the 2009 Act” means the Coroners and Justice Act 2009;

• “bank holiday” means a day designated as a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f1;

• “copy” means in relation to a document, anything on to which information recorded in the document has been copied, by whatever means and whether directly or indirectly;

• “coroner” means—

  1. (a)

     a senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner;

  2. (b)

     the Chief Coroner when conducting an inquest; or

  3. (c)

     a judge, former judge or former coroner conducting an inquest in accordance with Schedule 10 to the 2009 Act;

• “document” means any medium in which information of any description is recorded or stored;

• “working day” means a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday, a bank holiday, Christmas Day or Good Friday.

All references to section and schedule provisions in these Rules are references to provisions in the 2009 Act, unless a rule specifically states otherwise.

Any reference to a Form in these Rules is a reference to a Form in the Schedule to these Rules.