# The Lancashire (Coroners) Order 1998, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes provision about coroners in consequence of the provisions of the Lancashire (Boroughs of Blackburn and Blackpool) (Structural Change) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1868) which creates new counties of Blackburn and Blackpool on 1st April 1998.
Article 2(1) of this Order combines the county of Blackburn with part of the county of Lancashire to form a single coroner’s district. Article 2(2) makes the council of the borough of Blackburn the relevant council for the purposes of the Coroners Act 1988. The relevant council is responsible for the appointment of coroners and has other functions in connection with coroners under that Act. Article 2(3) provides for the person who, on 31st March 1998, holds the office of coroner for Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley to continue as coroner for the new coroner’s district.
Article 3 of this Order makes similar provision for the county of Blackpool.
Article 4 makes transitional arrangements to ensure continuity as respects the coroners for the new coroners' districts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/360/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lancashire-coroners-order-1998/note
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