# The Leicestershire (Coroners) Order 1997, Article 4


(1) On 1st April 1997, any process issued, order made, direction given, inquest begun or other thing done by or to the coroner for an existing coroner’s district shall be deemed to have been issued, made, given, begun or done by or to the coroner for the relevant new coroner’s district.
(2) All documents, exhibits, registers and other things in the custody of the coroner for an existing coroner’s district in connection with inquests or post-mortem investigations shall be transferred to the coroner for the relevant new coroner’s district.
(3) In paragraphs (1) and (2) above the relevant new coroner’s district is—
(a) the coroner’s district constituted by article 2(1) above as respects the existing Leicester City and South Leicestershire Coroner’s District; and
(b) the coroner’s district constituted by article 3(1) above as respects the existing Northern Leicestershire Coroner’s District.
(4) In this article “coroner” includes any deputy coroner or assistant deputy coroner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/490/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/leicestershire-coroners-order-1997/article-4
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