{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/united-kingdom-forces-jurisdiction-of-colonial-courts-order-1965/article-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/united-kingdom-forces-jurisdiction-of-colonial-courts-order-1965/article-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1965/1203",
  "legislation_title": "The United Kingdom Forces (Jurisdiction of Colonial Courts) Order 1965",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/united-kingdom-forces-jurisdiction-of-colonial-courts-order-1965",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Coroners' inquests",
  "text": "(1) If any coroner having jurisdiction to hold an inquest touching a death is satisfied that the deceased person at the time of his death had a relevant association with Her Majesty's forces, then, unless the Governor otherwise directs, the coroner shall not hold the inquest or, if the inquest has been begun but not completed, shall adjourn the inquest.\n(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, if on an inquest touching a death the coroner is satisfied—\n(a) that a person who is subject to the jurisdiction of a service court has been charged before a service court with the homicide of the deceased person, whether or not that charge has been dealt with; or\n(b) that such a person is being detained by an authority of the United Kingdom with a view to being so charged,\nthen, unless the Governor otherwise directs, the coroner shall adjourn the inquest.\n(3) Where an inquest is adjourned under this section, the coroner shall not resume it except on the direction of the Governor.\n(4) Where an inquest is adjourned under this section, the jury (if any) shall be discharged; and if the inquest is resumed the coroner shall proceed in all respects as if the inquest had not previously been begun except that any requirement to view the body shall not apply.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1965/1203/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T23:55:48.847593+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}