Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “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;

• “coroner” means—

  1. (a)

     a senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner;

  2. (b)

     the Chief Coroner when conducting an investigation under paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 to the 2009 Act; or

  3. (c)

     a judge, former judge or former coroner conducting an investigation under paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 to the 2009 Act;

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

• “enforcing authority” has the same meaning as in section 18(7) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974^f2;

• “investigation” means an investigation into a death conducted under Part 1 of the 2009 Act;

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

All references to sections and schedule provisions in these Regulations are references to provisions in the 2009 Act, unless a regulation specifically states otherwise.

A reference to a Form in these Regulations is a reference to a Form in the Schedule to these Regulations.