Article 2 Amendment of the 1963 Rules

The Coroners (Practice and Procedure) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1963^f1 shall be amended by substituting for Rule 9 the following new Rule—

“9

(1)

No witness at an inquest shall be obliged to answer any question tending to incriminate himself or his spouse.

(2)

Where it appears to the coroner that a witness has been asked such a question, the coroner shall inform the witness that he may refuse to answer.”.