Article 4

On 1st April 1996, any process issued, order made, direction given, inquest begun or other thing done by or to the coroner for the existing York Coroner’s District of the County of North Yorkshire shall be deemed to have been issued, made, given, begun or done by or to the coroner for the County of York.

All documents, exhibits, registers and other things in the custody of the coroner appointed for or assigned to the existing York Coroner’s District of the County of North Yorkshire in connection with inquests or post-mortem examinations shall be transferred to the coroner for the County of York.

In this article “coroner” includes any deputy coroner or assistant deputy coroner.