Coroners and Justice Act 2009

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Introductory Text
Part 1 Coroners etc
1. Chapter 1 Investigations into deaths
  1. Duty to investigate
    1. 1.Duty to investigate certain deaths
    1. 2.Request for other coroner to conduct investigation
    2. 3.Direction for other coroner to conduct investigation
    1. 4.Discontinuance where cause of death becomes clear before inquest
    1. 5.Matters to be ascertained
    1. 6.Duty to hold inquest
    2. 7.Whether jury required
    3. 8.Assembling a jury
    4. 9.Determinations and findings by jury
    5. 9A.Surrender of electronic communications devices by jurors
    6. 9B.Surrender of electronic communications devices: powers of search etc
    7. 9C.Inquests without jury to be conducted at hearing or in writing
    1. 10.Determinations and findings to be made
    1. 11.Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations
    1. 11A.Investigations and inquests into Troubles-related deaths
    1. 12.Investigation in Scotland
    2. 13.Investigation in England and Wales despite body being brought to Scotland
    1. 14.Post-mortem examinations
    2. 15.Power to remove body
    1. 16.Investigations lasting more than a year
    2. 17.Monitoring of and training for investigations into deaths of service personnel
    1. 18.Notification by medical practitioner to senior coroner
    2. 18A.Medical examiners: England
    3. 18B.Medical examiners: Wales
    4. 19.Medical examiners : supplementary
    5. 20.Medical certificate of cause of death
    6. 21.National Medical Examiner
    1. 22.Coroner areas
    2. 23.Appointment etc of senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners
    3. 24.Provision of staff and accommodation
    1. 25.Coroner for Treasure and Assistant Coroners for Treasure
    2. 26.Investigations concerning treasure
    3. 27.Inquests concerning treasure
    4. 28.Outcome of investigations concerning treasure
    5. 29.Exception to duty to investigate
    6. 30.Duty to notify Coroner for Treasure etc of acquisition of certain objects
    7. 31.Code of practice under the Treasure Act 1996
    1. 32.Powers of coroners
    2. 33.Offences
    3. 34.Allowances, fees and expenses
    1. 35.Chief Coroner and Deputy Chief Coroners
    2. 36.Reports and advice to the Lord Chancellor from the Chief Coroner
    3. 37.Regulations about training
    4. 38.Medical Adviser and Deputy Medical Advisers to the Chief Coroner
    5. 39.Inspection of coroner system
    6. 40.Appeals to the Chief Coroner
    7. 41.Investigation by Chief Coroner or Coroner for Treasure or by judge, former judge or former coroner
    8. 42.Guidance by the Lord Chancellor
    1. Regulations and rules
      1. 43.Coroners regulations
      2. 44.Treasure regulations
      3. 45.Coroners rules
      1. 46.Abolition of the office of coroner of the Queen's household
      1. 47.“Interested person”
      2. 48.Interpretation: general
      1. 49.Amendments to the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959
      2. 50.Amendments to the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976
      1. 51.Public funding for advocacy at certain inquests
      1. Chapter 1 Murder, infanticide and suicide
        
        Partial defence to murder: diminished responsibility
        
        52.Persons suffering from diminished responsibility (England and Wales)
        
        53.Persons suffering from diminished responsibility (Northern Ireland)
        
        54.Partial defence to murder: loss of control
        
        55.Meaning of “qualifying trigger”
        
        56.Abolition of common law defence of provocation
        
        57.Infanticide (England and Wales)
        
        58.Infanticide (Northern Ireland)
        
        59.Encouraging or assisting suicide (England and Wales)
        
        60.Encouraging or assisting suicide (Northern Ireland)
        
        61.Encouraging or assisting suicide: information society services
        
        Prohibited images
        
        62.Possession of prohibited images of children
        
        63.Exclusion of classified film etc
        
        64.Defences
        
        65.Meaning of “image” and “child”
        
        66.Penalties
        
        67.Entry, search, seizure and forfeiture
        
        68.Special rules relating to providers of information society services
        
        69.Indecent pseudo-photographs of children: marriage etc
        
        70.Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
        
        71.Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour
        
        72.Conspiracy
        
        73.Abolition of common law libel offences etc
        
        Chapter 1 Anonymity in investigations
        
        74.Qualifying offences
        
        75.Qualifying criminal investigations
        
        76.Investigation anonymity orders
        
        77.Applications
        
        78.Conditions for making order
        
        79.Appeal against refusal of order
        
        80.Discharge of order
        
        81.Delegation of functions
        
        82.Public interest immunity
        
        83.Review
        
        84.Application to armed forces
        
        85.Interpretation of this Chapter
        
        Witness anonymity orders
        
        86.Witness anonymity orders
        
        87.Applications
        
        88.Conditions for making order
        
        89.Relevant considerations
        
        90.Warning to jury
        
        91.Discharge or variation of order
        
        92.Discharge or variation after proceedings
        
        93.Discharge or variation by appeal court
        
        94.Special provisions for service courts
        
        95.Public interest immunity
        
        96.Power to make orders under the 2008 Act
        
        97.Interpretation of this Chapter
        
        Special measures for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
        
        98.Eligibility for special measures: age of child witnesses
        
        99.Eligibility for special measures: offences involving weapons
        
        100.Special measures directions for child witnesses
        
        101.Special provisions relating to sexual offences
        
        102.Evidence by live link: presence of supporter
        
        103.Video recorded evidence in chief: supplementary testimony
        
        104.Examination of accused through intermediary
        
        105.Age of child complainant
        
        106.Directions to attend through live link
        
        107.Answering to live link bail
        
        108.Searches of persons answering to live link bail
        
        109.Use of live link in certain enforcement hearings
        
        110.Direction of registrar for appeal hearing by live link
        
        Evidence by video recording
        
        111.Effect of admission of video recording
        
        112.Admissibility of evidence of previous complaints
        
        113.Powers in respect of offenders who assist investigations and prosecutions
        
        114.Bail: risk of committing an offence causing injury
        
        115.Bail decisions in murder cases to be made by Crown Court judge
        
        116.Indictment of offenders
        
        117.Detention of persons under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000
        
        Chapter 1 Sentencing Council for England and Wales
        
        Sentencing Council for England and Wales
        
        118.Sentencing Council for England and Wales
        
        119.Annual report
        
        120.Sentencing guidelines
        
        121.Sentencing ranges
        
        122.Allocation guidelines
        
        123.Preparation or revision of guidelines in urgent cases
        
        124.Proposals by Lord Chancellor or Court of Appeal
        
        125.Sentencing guidelines: duty of court
        
        126.Determination of tariffs etc
        
        127.Resource implications of guidelines
        
        128.Monitoring
        
        129.Promoting awareness
        
        130.Resources: effect of sentencing practice
        
        131.Resources: effect of factors not related to sentencing
        
        132.Duty to assess impact of policy and legislative proposals
        
        133.Assistance by the Lord Chancellor
        
        134.Entrenchment of Lord Chancellor's functions
        
        135.Abolition of existing sentencing bodies
        
        136.Interpretation of this Chapter
        
        Driving disqualification
        
        137.Extension of driving disqualification
        
        138.Dangerous offenders: terrorism offences (England and Wales)
        
        139.Dangerous offenders: terrorism offences (Northern Ireland)
        
        140.Appeals against certain confiscation orders (England and Wales)
        
        141.Appeals against certain confiscation orders (Northern Ireland)
        
        142.Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses
        
        143.Implementation of E-Commerce and Services directives: penalties
        
        144.Treatment of convictions in other member States etc
        
        145.Transfer to Parole Board of functions under the Criminal Justice Act 1991
        
        146.Retention of knives surrendered or seized (England and Wales)
        
        147.Retention of knives surrendered or seized (Northern Ireland)
        
        148.Security in tribunal buildings
        
        Community Legal Service
        
        149.Community Legal Service: pilot schemes
        
        150.Excluded services: help in connection with business matters
        
        151.Criminal Defence Service: information requests
        
        152.Criminal Defence Service: enforcement of order to pay cost of representation
        
        153.Statutory instruments relating to the Legal Services Commission
        
        154.Damages-based agreements relating to employment matters
        
        Exploitation proceeds orders
        
        155.Exploitation proceeds orders
        
        156.Qualifying offenders
        
        157.Qualifying offenders: service offences
        
        158.Qualifying offenders: supplementary
        
        159.Relevant offences
        
        160.Deriving a benefit
        
        161.Applications
        
        162.Determination of applications
        
        163.Limits on recoverable amount
        
        164.The available amount
        
        165.Property
        
        166.Effect of conviction being quashed etc
        
        167.Powers of court on repeat applications
        
        168.Additional proceeds reporting orders
        
        169.Exploitation proceeds investigations
        
        170.Functions of Serious Organised Crime Agency
        
        171.Limitation
        
        172.Interpretation of this Part
        
        173.Assessment notices
        
        174.Data-sharing code of practice
        
        175.Further amendments of the Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29)
        
        176.Orders, regulations and rules
        
        177.Consequential etc amendments and transitional and saving provisions
        
        178.Repeals
        
        179.Financial provision
        
        180.Effect of amendments to provisions applied for purposes of service law
        
        181.Extent
        
        182.Commencement
        
        183.Short title
        
        Schedule 1Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations
        
        Part 1 Suspension of investigations
        
        Suspension where certain criminal charges may be brought
        
        1.(1) A senior coroner must suspend an investigation under this.
        
        2.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (6), a senior coroner must suspend.
        
        3.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), a senior coroner must suspend.
        
        4.(1) This paragraph applies where an investigation is suspended under.
        
        5.A senior coroner may suspend an investigation under this Part.
        
        6.(1) Where an investigation is suspended under this Schedule, the.
        
        Resumption of investigation suspended under paragraph 1
        
        7.An investigation that is suspended under paragraph 1 must be.
        
        8.(1) An investigation that is suspended under paragraph 2 may.
        
        9.(1) Where an investigation is suspended under paragraph 3—
        
        10.An investigation that is suspended under paragraph 5 may be.
        
        11.(1) Where an investigation is resumed under this Schedule, the.
        
        1.Obligatory discontinuance of existing investigations and inquests
        
        2.New investigations and inquests
        
        3.Interpretation
        
        Coroner areas
        
        1.(1) England and Wales is to be divided into areas.
        
        2.(1) The Lord Chancellor may make orders altering coroner areas.
        
        3.(1) This paragraph sets out for the purposes of this.
        
        4.(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a senior coroner is.
        
        Part 1 Appointment of senior, area and assistant coroners
        
        Appointment of senior coroners
        
        1.(1) The relevant authority for each coroner area must appoint.
        
        2.(1) The Lord Chancellor may by order require the appointment.
        
        3.To be eligible for appointment as a senior coroner, area.
        
        4.(1) A person who is a councillor for a local.
        
        Filling of vacancies
        
        5.(1) This paragraph applies where a vacancy occurs—
        
        6.(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a vacancy occurs in.
        
        7.(1) This paragraph applies where a vacancy occurs in the.
        
        8.(1) An area coroner or assistant coroner for an area.
        
        Status of office
        
        9.The offices of senior coroner, area coroner and assistant coroner.
        
        10.A senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner must vacate.
        
        11.(1) The senior coroner or an area coroner or assistant.
        
        12.The senior coroner or an area coroner or assistant coroner.
        
        13.(1) The Lord Chancellor may, with the agreement of the.
        
        14.Chapter 3 of Part 4 of the Constitutional Reform Act.
        
        15.(1) The senior coroner for an area is entitled to.
        
        16.(1) An assistant coroner for an area is entitled to.
        
        17.A relevant authority for a coroner area must make provision.
        
        18.Except as permitted by or under this or any other.
        
        19.Subject to the preceding provisions of this Part, the senior.
        
        Part 1 Appointment, qualifications and terms of office of Coroner for Treasure
        
        Appointment
        
        1.The Lord Chancellor may appoint a person as the Coroner.
        
        2.To be eligible for appointment as the Coroner for Treasure.
        
        3.The Coroner for Treasure must vacate office on reaching the.
        
        4.The Coroner for Treasure may resign office by giving notice.
        
        5.(1) The Lord Chancellor may, with the agreement of the.
        
        6.(1) The Lord Chancellor may pay to the Coroner for.
        
        Designation
        
        7.The Chief Coroner may designate one or more assistant coroners.
        
        8.A person who is designated under paragraph 7 to act.
        
        9.A person's designation under that paragraph ceases to have effect—.
        
        10.(1) The Lord Chancellor may pay to an Assistant Coroner.
        
        Functions of Assistant Coroners for Treasure
        
        11.(1) An Assistant Coroner for Treasure may perform any functions.
        
        12.(1) The Lord Chancellor may appoint staff to assist the.
        
        Power to require evidence to be given or produced
        
        1.(1) A senior coroner may by notice require a person.
        
        2.(1) A person may not be required to give, produce.
        
        3.(1) A senior coroner conducting an investigation under this Part.
        
        4.(1) The person by whom an authorisation under paragraph 3(1).
        
        5.(1) A power under paragraph 3(4) is not exercisable unless.
        
        6.(1) A senior coroner may order the exhumation of a.
        
        7.(1) Where— (a) a senior coroner has been conducting an.
        
        Part 1 Offences relating to jurors
        
        Serving while disqualified, failure to attend etc
        
        1.(1) It is an offence for a person to serve.
        
        2.(1) It is an offence for a person—
        
        3.(1) It is an offence for a person who is.
        
        4.(1) It is an offence for a person to make.
        
        5.(1) A senior coroner, or (as the case may be).
        
        5A.(1) It is an offence for a member of a.
        
        5B.(1) It is an offence for a member of a.
        
        5C.(1) It is an offence for a member of a.
        
        5D.Offence
        
        5E.Initial exceptions
        
        5F.Further exceptions
        
        5G.Exceptions for soliciting disclosures or obtaining information
        
        6.A senior coroner, or (as the case may be) the.
        
        7.(1) It is an offence for a person to do.
        
        8.(1) It is an offence for a person, in giving.
        
        9.(1) The powers of a senior coroner or the Coroner.
        
        10.In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of.
        
        11.Nothing in paragraph 5A, 5B or 5C affects what constitutes.
        
        Part 1 Allowances payable to jurors
        
        1.A person who serves as a juror at an inquest.
        
        2.But a person is entitled to receive payments by way.
        
        3.Regulations may prescribe the rates of any allowances payable under.
        
        4.The amount due to a person under paragraph 1 is.
        
        5.(1) Regulations may prescribe the allowances that may be paid.
        
        6.Regulations may prescribe the fees and allowances that may be.
        
        7.(1) A relevant authority for a coroner area may issue.
        
        8.Regulations may prescribe the fees payable to coroners for supplying.
        
        9.(1) Regulations may make provision for or in connection with.
        
        10.For the purposes of paragraph 1, a person who attends.
        
        11.(1) The power to make regulations under this Schedule is.
        
        Appointment of Chief Coroner
        
        1.(1) The Lord Chief Justice may appoint a person as.
        
        2.(1) The Lord Chief Justice may secure the appointment as.
        
        3.(1) The Chief Coroner, or a Deputy Chief Coroner appointed.
        
        4.(1) The Lord Chief Justice may, after consulting the Lord.
        
        5.The Lord Chancellor may pay to the Chief Coroner—
        
        6.The Lord Chancellor may pay to a Deputy Chief Coroner—.
        
        7.A reference in paragraph 5 or 6 to paying expenses.
        
        8.(1) A Deputy Chief Coroner may perform any functions of.
        
        9.(1) The Lord Chancellor must appoint staff to assist the.
        
        Appointment and functions of Medical Adviser to the Chief Coroner
        
        1.The Lord Chancellor may appoint a person as Medical Adviser.
        
        2.(1) The Lord Chancellor may appoint however many Deputy Medical.
        
        3.A person may be appointed as the Medical Adviser or.
        
        4.Before appointing a person as the Medical Adviser or as.
        
        5.The appointment of a person as the Medical Adviser or.
        
        6.(1) The Lord Chancellor may pay to the Medical Adviser—.
        
        Investigation by Chief Coroner
        
        1.(1) The Chief Coroner may conduct an investigation into a.
        
        2.(1) The Chief Coroner may direct the Coroner for Treasure.
        
        3.(1) If requested to do so by the Chief Coroner.
        
        4.(1) Where— (a) by virtue of this Schedule an investigation.
        
        5.A reference in this Schedule to conducting an investigation, in.
        
        Witnesses and evidence
        
        1.In the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 (c. 15), for.
        
        2.Omit sections 19 (service of summonses) and 20 (provisions as.
        
        Domestic service providers: extension of liability
        
        1.(1) This paragraph applies where a service provider is established.
        
        2.(1) This paragraph applies where a service provider is established.
        
        3.(1) This paragraph applies where a service provider is established.
        
        4.(1) A service provider is not capable of being guilty.
        
        5.(1) This paragraph applies where an information society service consists.
        
        6.(1) A service provider is not capable of being guilty.
        
        7.(1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Schedule.
        
        Domestic service providers: extension of liability
        
        1.(1) This paragraph applies where a service provider is established.
        
        2.(1) This paragraph applies where a service provider is established.
        
        3.(1) A service provider is not capable of being guilty.
        
        4.(1) This paragraph applies where an information society service consists.
        
        5.(1) A service provider is not capable of being guilty.
        
        6.(1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Schedule.
        
        The following is the Schedule to be inserted as Schedule.
        
        Constitution of the Council
        
        1.The Council is to consist of— (a) 8 members appointed.
        
        2.The Lord Chief Justice must, with the agreement of the.
        
        3.(1) A person is eligible for appointment as a judicial.
        
        4.(1) A person is eligible for appointment as a non-judicial.
        
        5.(1) The Lord Chief Justice is to have the title.
        
        6.(1) The Lord Chancellor may appoint a person to attend.
        
        7.(1) The Lord Chancellor may by order make provision—
        
        8.The validity of anything done by the Council is not.
        
        9.(1) The Lord Chancellor may pay— (a) to any judicial.
        
        10.In this Schedule “lay justice” means a justice of the.
        
        Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/704 (N.I. 6))
        
        1.After Article 8 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order.
        
        2.(1) The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 is amended as.
        
        3.After section 248C of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.
        
        4.After Article 40 of the Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland).
        
        5.(1) After section 147 of the Powers of Criminal Courts.
        
        6.After Article 91 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order.
        
        Evidence of bad character
        
        1.(1) The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) is amended.
        
        2.(1) The Criminal Justice (Evidence) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I.
        
        3.(1) Section 25 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order.
        
        4.(1) Section 19 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c.
        
        5.(1) Paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Crime and.
        
        6.(1) Section 143 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (determining.
        
        7.(1) Section 238 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c.
        
        8.(1) Section 151 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.
        
        9.(1) Section 270B of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c.
        
        10.(1) Chapter 3 of Part 5 of the Powers of.
        
        11.In section 263 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c.
        
        12.(1) Section 17 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing).
        
        13.(1) Section 73 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act.
        
        14.(1) Section 74 of that Act (conviction as evidence of.
        
        15.In section 75 of that Act (provisions supplementary to section.
        
        16.(1) Article 71 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern.
        
        17.(1) Article 72 of that Order (conviction as evidence of.
        
        18.In Article 73 of that Order (provisions supplementary to Article.
        
        . . . . . . . . . .
        
        1.Part 8 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c.
        
        2.In section 341 (investigations), after subsection (4) add—
        
        3.In section 342 (offences of prejudicing investigation)—
        
        4.In section 343(3) (judges) after “civil recovery investigation” insert “.
        
        5.In section 344(b) (courts) after “civil recovery investigation” insert “.
        
        6.In section 345(2) (production orders), in paragraph (a) after “confiscation.
        
        7.In section 346 (requirements for making of production order)—
        
        8.In section 350(5) (government departments), in paragraph (b) after “civil.
        
        9.In section 351(8) (supplementary) after “civil recovery investigation” insert “.
        
        10.In section 352 (search and seizure warrants)—
        
        11.In section 353 (requirements where production order not available)—
        
        12.In section 356 (further provision: civil recovery), in subsection (1).
        
        13.In section 357 (disclosure orders)— (a) after subsection (3)(b) add.
        
        14.In section 358(2) (requirements for making of disclosure order) after.
        
        15.In section 362(5) (supplementary) after “investigation” add “ or an.
        
        16.In section 363(2) (customer information orders), in paragraph (a) after.
        
        17.In section 370(2) (account monitoring orders), in paragraph (a) after.
        
        18.After section 378(6) (officers) insert— (6A) In relation to an.
        
        Part 1 Data controllers' registration
        
        1.In section 16 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (meaning.
        
        2.In section 18 of that Act (notification by data controllers).
        
        3.In section 19 of that Act (register of notifications), after.
        
        4.In section 20 of that Act (duty to notify changes).
        
        5.(1) Section 48 of that Act (rights of appeal) is.
        
        6.In section 67 of that Act (general provision about orders.
        
        7.In section 70(1) of that Act (supplementary definitions) for the.
        
        8.(1) Section 43 of that Act (information notices) is amended.
        
        9.(1) Section 44 of that Act (special information notices) is.
        
        10.(1) Section 43 of that Act (information notices) is amended.
        
        11.(1) Section 44 of that Act (special information notices) is.
        
        12.(1) Paragraph 11 of Schedule 7 to that Act (miscellaneous.
        
        13.In section 55A of that Act (power of Commissioner to.
        
        14.(1) Schedule 9 to that Act (powers of entry and.
        
        Part 1 Coroners etc
        
        Cremation Act 1902 (c. 8)
        
        1.In section 10 of the Cremation Act 1902 (saving for.
        
        2.The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1926 is amended as.
        
        3.In section 4 (prohibition of removal of body out of.
        
        4.In section 5 (burial of still-born children), for the words.
        
        5.(1) Section 7 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 (provisions.
        
        6.The Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 is amended as.
        
        7.In section 2 (information concerning birth to be given to.
        
        8.(1) Section 16 (information concerning death in a house) is.
        
        9.(1) Section 17 (information concerning other deaths) is amended as.
        
        10.(1) Section 18 (notice preliminary to information of death) is.
        
        11.(1) In section 19 (registrar's power to require information concerning.
        
        12.In section 20 (registration of death free of charge) omit.
        
        13.Omit section 21 (registration of death after twelve months).
        
        14.For section 22 substitute— Registration of cause of death on.
        
        15.(1) Section 23 (furnishing of information by coroner) is amended.
        
        16.(1) Section 23A (giving of information concerning a death to.
        
        17.In section 24 (certificates as to registration of death), in.
        
        18.(1) Section 29 (correction of error in registers) is amended.
        
        19.After section 33 insert— Short certificate of death (1) Any person shall— (a) on furnishing the prescribed particulars.
        
        20.In section 34 (entry in register as evidence of birth.
        
        21.(1) In section 41 (interpretation) insert the following definitions at.
        
        22.In Schedule 2 to the Courts Act 1971 (certain office-holders.
        
        23.In Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (official.
        
        24.In section 19 of the Juries Act 1974 (payment for.
        
        25.(1) In section 34 of the Health and Safety at.
        
        26.In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of.
        
        27.In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland.
        
        28.In Schedule 6A to the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (fines.
        
        29.(1) Section 3 of the Access to Health Records Act.
        
        30.In Schedule 11 to the Courts and Legal Services Act.
        
        31.In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Judicial Pensions.
        
        32.The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 is amended as follows.
        
        33.In section 108 (returns of births and deaths in ships.
        
        34.In section 271 (inquiries into deaths of crew members and.
        
        35.(1) Section 273 (transmission of particulars of certain deaths on.
        
        36.(1) The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.
        
        37.The Treasure Act 1996 is amended as follows.
        
        38.For section 7 (jurisdiction of coroners) substitute— Jurisdiction of coroners.
        
        39.(1) Section 8 (duty of finder to notify coroner) is.
        
        40.After section 8A (inserted by section 30 of this Act).
        
        41.For section 9 substitute— Procedure for investigations: England and Wales.
        
        42.Omit section 13.
        
        43.In section 4 of the Northern Ireland (Location of Victims'.
        
        44.In section 32 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
        
        45.In section 35 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001.
        
        46.In Schedule 3A to the Courts Act 2003 (further provision.
        
        47.The Human Tissue Act 2004 is amended as follows.
        
        48.In section 1 (authorisation of activities for scheduled purposes), in.
        
        49.(1) Section 5 (prohibition of activities without consent etc) is.
        
        50.In section 43 (preservation for transplantation), after subsection (5) insert—.
        
        51.In Schedule 14 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (the.
        
        Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
        
        52.In Schedule 21 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (determination.
        
        53.In Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act.
        
        54.In the Visiting Forces Act 1952— (a) in section 7(6).
        
        55.In Schedule 1 to the Suicide Act 1961—
        
        56.In section 12 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland).
        
        57.In Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act.
        
        58.After section 1(4)(b) of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 (exclusions.
        
        59.After Article 3(4)(b) of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern.
        
        60.(1) Section 2 of the Law Reform (Year and a.
        
        61.(1) The Serious Crime Act 2007 is amended as follows.
        
        Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
        
        62.(1) Schedule 3 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (sexual.
        
        63.In Schedule 34A to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (child.
        
        64.In Schedule 2 to the Armed Forces Act 2006 (offences).
        
        Criminal Libel Act 1819 (60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4 c. 8)
        
        65.(1) In section 1 of the Criminal Libel Act 1819.
        
        66.In section 7 of the Libel Act 1843 (evidence to.
        
        67.In section 4 of the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act.
        
        68.In section 8 of the Law of Libel Amendment Act.
        
        Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c. 19)
        
        69.In section 31 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (powers.
        
        70.In section 36 of the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968.
        
        71.In section 45 of the Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act.
        
        Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
        
        72.In section 1I(3) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
        
        73.In section 27(5) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence.
        
        Bail Act 1976 (c. 63)
        
        74.In the Bail Act 1976— (a) in section 4 (general.
        
        75.In section 117 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (warrant.
        
        76.In section 81 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (granting.
        
        77.In section 38 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act.
        
        78.In section 52 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
        
        Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
        
        79.In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments.
        
        80.In section 19 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (decision.
        
        81.In Schedule 3 to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
        
        82.In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of.
        
        83.The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.
        
        84.In section 174 (duty to give reasons for, and explain.
        
        85.In section 269 (determination of minimum term in relation to.
        
        86.In section 277 (interpretation of Chapter 7), for the definition.
        
        87.In section 330 (orders and rules), in subsection (1), after.
        
        88.In Schedule 38 (transitory, transitional and saving provisions), omit paragraphs.
        
        89.In section 259 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (sentencing.
        
        Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)
        
        90.(1) The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 is amended as.
        
        91.In section 248C of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.
        
        92.(1) The Road Traffic Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 is.
        
        93.. . . . . . . . . .
        
        Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
        
        94.(1) Section 160 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing).
        
        95.(1) Section 229 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (the.
        
        96.Section 8(6) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (penalties for.
        
        97.In Schedule 23 to the Legal Services Act 2007 (repeals).
        
        98.(1) The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 is amended.
        
        Part 1 Coroners etc
        
        Coroner areas
        
        1.(1) Where an order is made under section 182(4) bringing.
        
        1A.An order under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 (alteration of.
        
        2.(1) For the purposes of this Part, the “relevant authority”.
        
        3.(1) Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply on the coming into.
        
        4.In the case of the first appointment to the office.
        
        5.A person who— (a) was appointed as a coroner under.
        
        6.In this Part— “the 1988 Act” means the Coroners Act.
        
        Commencement of Chapter 1 of Part 2
        
        7.(1) No provision of Chapter 1 of Part 2 affects.
        
        8.The reference to “aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring suicide” in.
        
        9.Until such time as the following provisions of the Coroners.
        
        10.(1) In this paragraph— “old offence” means an offence under.
        
        11.(1) In this paragraph— “old offence” means an offence under.
        
        12.(1) In section 66(3)(a) in its application in relation to.
        
        13.In the definition of “the relevant period” in section 71(4).
        
        Anonymity in investigations
        
        14.In section 76(12)(a) the reference to the general limit in.
        
        15.(1) Notwithstanding subsection (4)(a) of section 84, references in that.
        
        16.(1) The repeal of sections 1 to 9 of the.
        
        17.(1) Where an appeal court's consideration of a relevant appeal.
        
        18.(1) Section 92 of this Act has effect with the.
        
        19.(1) Section 92 has effect with the modifications made by.
        
        20.(1) Notwithstanding section 97, references in Chapter 2 of Part.
        
        21.Notwithstanding section 97, references in Chapter 2 of Part 3.
        
        22.If paragraph 70 of Schedule 21 to this Act comes.
        
        23.(1) The amendments made by sections 98 to 103 apply.
        
        24.The references in paragraphs 30 and 31 of Schedule 1A.
        
        25.Section 112 does not have effect in relation to trials.
        
        26.(1) For the purposes of any proceedings before a court.
        
        Sentencing Council for England and Wales
        
        27.(1) Nothing in section 125 or 126 has effect in.
        
        28.(1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 177, an.
        
        29.(1) No provision of Schedule 16 applies in relation to.
        
        30.(1) During the transitory period, the Road Traffic Offenders Act.
        
        31.In section 34A (reduced disqualification period for attendance on courses)—.
        
        32.In section 34B (certificates of completion of courses)—
        
        33.In section 47(2) (supplementary provisions as to disqualification and endorsement).
        
        34.(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where an order (“ the amending.
        
        35.(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where an order (“ the amending.
        
        36.Until the coming into force of Part 2 of the.
        
        37.(1) The amendments made by section 138 have effect in.
        
        38.(1) The amendments made by section 139 have effect in.
        
        39.The amendments made by sections 140 and 141 (appeals against.
        
        Treatment of convictions in other member States etc
        
        40.No provision of paragraph 1, 2 or 13 to 18.
        
        41.(1) No provision of paragraph 6, 8, 10 or 12.
        
        42.(1) No provision of paragraph 7, 9 or 11 of.
        
        43.. . . . . . . . . .
        
        44.(1) No provision of section 146 has effect in relation.
        
        45.Until both sections 22(1) and 27(1) of the Justice (Northern.
        
        46.Until paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to the Courts Act.
        
        47.Nothing in paragraph 95 of Schedule 21 has effect in.
        
        Part 1 Coroners etc
        
        Part 2 Criminal offences
        
        Part 3 Criminal evidence and procedure
        
        Part 4 Sentencing
        
        Part 5 Miscellaneous criminal justice provisions
        
        Part 6 Legal aid
        
        Part 7 Criminal memoirs etc
        
        Part 8 Data Protection Act 1998
        
        Part 9 Miscellaneous