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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/1616",
  "legislation_title": "The Coroners (Inquests) Rules 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/coroners-inquests-rules-2013",
  "path": "article/5",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Opening of an inquest",
  "text": "(1) An inquest must be opened as soon as reasonably practicable after the date on which the coroner considers that the duty under section 6 applies.\n(2) At the opening of the inquest, the coroner must, where possible, set the dates on which any subsequent hearings are scheduled to take place.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Rule 5 in force at 25.7.2013, see rule 1"
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:49:15.352919+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."
}