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The West Midlands (Coroners' Districts) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/1799 · Made 12 July 2004

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CORONERS

Made 12th July 2004

Laid before Parliament 13th July 2004

Coming into force 1st August 2004

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(1A), 4(1) and 36(4)(b) of the Coroners Act 1988f1, and after the consultation required by section 4(1) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 13.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Commencement and application
  3. 3Amalgamation of coroners' districts
  4. 4Amalgamation of coroners' districts
  5. 5Amalgamation of coroners' districts
  6. 6Revocation
  7. Signature
  8. Schedule Schedule
  9. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the West Midlands (Coroners' Districts) Order 2004.

2Commencement and application

(1)

This Order shall come into force on 1st August 2004.

(2)

This Order shall not have effect in relation to any inquest begun before the day on which it comes into force or to any post-mortem examination which, before that day, a coroner has directed or requested a medical practitioner to make.

3Amalgamation of coroners' districts

The existing Sandwell, Dudley and Walsall coroners' districts shall be amalgamated to form one coroner’s district to be known as the Black Country Coroner’s District.

4Amalgamation of coroners' districts

Accordingly, the County of West Midlands shall be divided into four coroners' districts and each such district shall consist of the area specified in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order opposite to the name of the coroner’s district in question as given in column 1 of that Schedule.

5Amalgamation of coroners' districts

The Council of the Borough of Sandwell shall be the relevant council within the meaning of section 1 (1A) of the Coroners Act 1988 for the Black Country Coroner’s District as constituted by article 3 above.

6Revocation

The West Midlands (Coroners' Districts) Order 1974 f1 is hereby revoked.

Signature

Paul Goggins

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

12th July 2004

1.2.
Name of Coroner’s districtAreas comprised in coroner’s district
Birmingham & SolihullThe City of Birmingham and the Borough of Solihull.
Black CountryThe Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall.
CoventryThe City of Coventry.
WolverhamptonThe City of Wolverhampton.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The County of West Midlands was divided into 9 coroners' districts by the West Midlands (Coroners' Districts) Order 1974. Two of these, Birmingham and Solihull, were amalgamated by the West Midlands (Coroners' Districts) (Amendment) Order 1983 and the relevant authority for the purposes of appointing the coroner was determined as the City of Birmingham Council by the Coroners' Districts (Designation of Relevant Councils) Order 1985. Two more districts, Dudley North and Dudley South, were amalgamated by the West Midlands (Coroners' Districts) (Amendment) Order 1988. Two more districts, Sandwell North and Sandwell South, were amalgamated by the West Midlands (Coroners' Districts) (Amendment) Order 1999.

Article 3 of this Order amalgamates the districts of Sandwell, Dudley and Walsall into one coroner’s district, to be known as the Black Country Coroner’s District. The areas of all the coroners' districts within West Midlands are set out in the Schedule to this Order.

Article 5 provides, under section 1 (1A) of the Coroners Act 1988, for the Council of the Borough of Sandwell to be the relevant council for the purposes of appointing the Black Country coroner.