# The Hereford and Worcester (Coroners) Order 1998, Article 2


(1) The person who, on 31st March 1998, is the coroner for the existing Western Coroner’s District of the county of Hereford and Worcester by virtue of having been appointed for or assigned to that district shall be deemed to have been appointed coroner for the county of Herefordshire (which county comes into existence on 1st April 1998 by virtue of article 5(2) of the 1996 Order) by the council of the district of Herefordshire.
(2) Any agreement between the person to whom paragraph (1) above applies and the council of the county of Hereford and Worcester (as the relevant council for the purposes of the 1988 Act prior to 1st April 1998) as to his salary and pension as a coroner shall have effect as if made between him and the council of the district of Herefordshire.
(3) Any person who, on 31st March 1998, is a deputy or assistant deputy coroner for the existing Western Coroner’s District of the county of Hereford and Worcester shall be deemed to have been appointed deputy or, as the case may be, assistant deputy coroner for the county of Herefordshire with the approval of the chairman of the council of the district of Herefordshire.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/359/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hereford-and-worcester-coroners-order-1998/article-2
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