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What VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of Changes Opening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyStatus:This version of this Act contains provisions that are prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.s. 2(1) substituted by 2009 c. 3 Sch. 4 para. 2(2)s. 2(1) words inserted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 18 para. 100s. 2(1A) words substituted by 2009 c. 3 Sch. 4 para. 2(3)s. 5 words substituted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 18 para. 101s. 13(1) words substituted by 2009 c. 25 s. 49(1)s. 14(1) s. 14 renumbered as s.14(1) by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 14 para. 1(2)s. 14(2)(3) inserted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 14 para. 1(3)s. 17A-17C substituted for s. 17 by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 11 para. 1s. 18(4) modified by S.I. 2009/1059 Sch. 1 para. 7s. 19 repealed by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 11 para. 2 Sch. 23 Pt. 1s. 20 repealed by 2009 c. 25 Sch. 11 para. 2 Sch. 23 Pt. 1s. 36(1) words substituted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 18 para. 102(a)s. 36(1)(a) word substituted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 18 para. 102(b)s. 36(1A) words inserted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 18 para. 102(d)s. 36(1A) words substituted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 18 para. 102(a)s. 36(1C)-(1E) words substituted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 18 para. 102(a)s. 36(1D) word substituted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 18 para. 102(e)s. 36(1E) word substituted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 18 para. 102(e)s. 36(1G) words substituted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 18 para. 102(a)s. 36(1ZA) inserted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 18 para. 102(c)s. 36(2) omitted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 18 para. 102(f)s. 36(3)(4) inserted by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 18 para. 102(g)Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Act transfer of functions by S.I. 2010/976 Sch. 17 para. 25Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959:Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2009/812 art. 3(a)(b) commences (2006 c. 52)S.I. 2010/812 art. 2 commences (2009 c. 3)S.R. 2010/113 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 26)1Administration of matters relating to coroners.N.I.[F1F2 The Lord Chancellor shall be responsible] for the administration of all matters relating to coroners.
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(3)No person, other than a person who is a coroner in Northern Ireland immediately before the coming into force of this Act, shall be appointed a coroner unless[F8 he is—
(b)a solicitor of the[F9 Court of Judicature] of at least five years' standing.]
(5)A coroner shall not act as solicitor or barrister in proceedings arising out of any matter which may have come before him as coronerF10. . . …F11.
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[F14(2)The Lord Chief Justice must be consulted before any date is appointed and before any order is made under subsection (1).
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5Administrative expenses.N.I.All expenses reasonably and properly incurred in connection with coroners and in relation to the holding of coroners' courts (including expenses so incurred by coroners in the course of their duties) shall be defrayed out of [F15 moneys provided by the [F16Assembly]].
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(2)Where the coroner for any district is unable owing to illness, absence or for any other cause to discharge his duties as such or neglects or fails to discharge those duties the[F18Lord Chief Justice may, after consultation with the Lord Chancellor,] in writing direct any coroner or other person possessing the qualifications referred to in sub-section (3) of section two to act, during such period or periods as the[F18Lord Chief Justice may, after consultation with the Lord Chancellor,] specify, in that district, and such coroner or other person shall during that period or periods have the same powers and perform the same duties within that district as the coroner appointed therefor.
[F19(3)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under subsection (2)—
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8Police to inform coroner.N.I.Whenever a dead body is found, or an unexpected or unexplained death, or a death attended by suspicious circumstances, occurs, the district inspectorF20 within whose district the body is found, or the death occurs, shall give or cause to be given immediate notice in writing thereof to the coroner within whose district the body is found or the death occurs, together with such information also in writing as he is able to obtain concerning the finding of the body or concerning the death.
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10Enforcement of ss.7 and 9.N.I.(1)Every person who contravenes section seven shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding[F21 level 2 on the standard scale].
(2)Every person who contravenes section nine shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding[F21 level 3 on the standard scale].
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(3)The coroner may, with the consent of the [F22 Lord Chancellor], employ such persons as he considers necessary to assist him in such investigation.
(4)For the purposes of exercising his powers under this section, a coroner may direct the exhumation of any body which has been buried within his district and the consent of any other authority or person to any exhumation so directed shall not be required by anyF23. . . regulations under section one hundred and eighty-one of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878 [1878 c.52] .
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(2)Any person in charge of a mortuary or morgue or place who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding[F24 level 1 on the standard scale].
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F25[(2)Where more than one death occurs as a result of any circumstances and it appears to any coroner who may hold an inquest into one of the deaths under sub-section (1) that one inquest ought to be held into all the deaths so resulting he may—
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[F27(2)Subsection (3) applies in relation to the death of a person if the Secretary of State certifies that there is information relevant to the question of whether a direction should be given under this section in relation to the death which is or includes information the disclosure of which may be against the interests of national security.
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16Inquest where body cannot be found.N.I.Where a coroner is satisfied that the death of any person has occurred within the district for which he is appointed but, either from the nature of the event causing the death or for some other reason, neither the body nor any part thereof can be found or recovered, he may proceed to hold an inquest.
17Witnesses to be summoned.N.I.(1)Where a coroner proceeds to hold an inquest, whether with or without a jury, he may issue a summons for any witness whom he thinks necessary to attend such inquest at the time and place specified in the summons, for the purpose of giving evidence relative to such dead body and shall deliver or cause to be delivered all such summonses to a constable who shall forthwith proceed to serve the same.
(2)Nothing in this section shall prevent a person who has not been summoned from giving evidence at an inquest.
Prospective[F2817BGiving or producing evidence: further provisionN.I.(1)The power of a coroner under section 17A(6) is additional to, and does not affect, any other power the coroner may have—
(3)The rules of law under which evidence or documents are permitted or required to be withheld on grounds of public interest immunity apply in relation to an inquest as they apply in relation to civil proceedings in a court in Northern Ireland.]
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(c)the death was caused by an accident, poisoning or disease notice of which is required, under or in pursuance of any enactment, to be given to a government department, or to any inspector or other officer of a government department [F31 or to an inspector appointed under Article 21 of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 [1978 NI 9] ]; or
he shall instruct the[F32 Juries Officer to summon a sufficient number of persons in accordance with the Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996] to attend and be sworn as jurors upon such inquest at the time and place specified by the coroner.
[F32(3)In sub‐section (1) “the Juries Officer” means the Juries Officer for the county court division which includes the place specified by the coroner under that sub‐section.]
[F33(4)This section and section 39(3) of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (prison officers etc not to be jurors) shall apply where a death occurs on service custody premises within the meaning of section 300 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 as they apply where a death occurs in prison.]
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(2)Where a person summoned to serveF35. . . as a witness appears before the coroner, and refuses without reasonable excuse so to serve or testify, the coroner may impose upon such person a fine not exceeding[F36 £1000].
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22View of body on inquest.N.I.For the purposes of an inquest other than an inquest to which section fifteen or section sixteen applies—
23Certificate to registrar of deaths following inquest.N.I.Where an inquest is held on a dead body, the coroner shall send to the appropriate registrar of deaths, within five days after the inquest has been held, a certificate under his hand, giving the particulars required to be registered concerning the death, the findings with respect to those particulars, and to the cause of death, and stating the date and place at which the inquest was held; and the registrar shall, in the form and manner prescribed under the Births and Deaths Registration Acts (Northern Ireland), 1863 to 1956F37, enter the particulars concerning the death, and shall state in such entry that the information was received from the coroner.
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25Removal of body outside Northern Ireland.N.I.Where it is brought to the notice of a coroner that it is intended to remove out of Northern Ireland the body of a deceased person which is within his jurisdiction he may certify, in such manner as may be prescribed, that he has been satisfied as to the cause of death and that no circumstances exist necessitating the retention of the body, or any part thereof, in Northern Ireland.
26Lord Chancellor to keep list of anatomists and pathologists.N.I.The [F38 Lord Chancellor] shall keep a list of registered medical practitioners [F39 employed by the Secretary of State under Article 11 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 [1980 NI 6] or with whom the Secretary of State has entered into an arrangement under that Article for the provision of the practitioner's services] to conduct post-mortem examinations or analyses and shall furnish coroners with copies of such list.
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(2)If as a result of such post-mortem examination as aforesaid the coroner is satisfied that an inquest is unnecessary, he shall send to the registrar of deaths whose duty it is by law to register the death a certificate under his hand stating the cause of death as disclosed by the report of the post-mortem examination …F42.
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30Coroner may order analysis.N.I.A coroner who considers an analysis of any matter or thing of or concerning any dead body to be necessary may direct that such analysis be made by or under the supervision of a registered medical practitioner on the list mentioned in section twenty-six or by or under the supervision of the Director of the [F43 Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory] and it shall be the duty of such registered medical practitioner or Director (as the case may be) to submit a report of such analysis to the coroner.
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(2)Where all members of the jury at an inquest fail, within such reasonable time as the coroner may determine, to agree upon a verdict as aforesaid, the coroner may discharge the jury and instruct[F44 Juries Officer for the county court division where the inquest is held to summon another jury in accordance with the Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996], and thereupon the inquest shall proceed in all respects as if the proceedings which terminated in the disagreement had not taken place (save that none of the former jurors shall be eligible to serve on it).
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he shall be guilty of contempt of court, and any officer of the court or constable, with or without the assistance of any other person, may by order of the coroner take the offender into custody and detain him until the rising of the court, and the coroner may, if he thinks fit, by order impose on the offender a fine not exceeding[F47 £2500] in respect of every such offence.
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36Rules and fees.N.I.F48[(1)[F49Rules under this section may]—
(a)F50. . . make provision with respect to the records, accounts and returns which the [F51relevant authority] may require coroners to keep and submit to [F52it] and with respect to information to be supplied by coroners;]
(b)F53. . . regulate the practice and procedure at or in connection with inquests …F54 and, in particular (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions), such rules may contain provisions—
[F55(1ZA)For the purposes of this section, “relevant authority” means—
[F56(1A)It is for the [F51relevant authority] to make rules under subsection (1)(a), after consultation with the Treasury [F57or, in relation to rules falling to be made by the Department of Justice, the Department of Finance and Personnel].
(1C)The Lord Chief Justice may make rules under subsection (1)(b) only with the agreement of the [F51relevant authority].
(1D)If the [F51relevant authority] does not agree such rules made by the Lord Chief Justice, the [F51relevant authority] must give the Lord Chief Justice written reasons why [F58it] does not agree the rules.
(1E)Subsection (1F) applies if the [F51relevant authority] gives the Lord Chief Justice written notice that [F58it] thinks it is expedient for rules under subsection (1)(b) to include provision that would achieve a purpose specified in the notice.
(a)made within a reasonable period after the [F51relevant authority] gives notice under subsection (1E);
[F60(3)The Department of Justice may with the consent of the Department of Finance and Personnel determine the allowances payable to witnesses under this Act.
(4)For the purposes of this section “deal with” and “excepted matter” have the same meanings as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998.]
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39Savings.N.I.Subs. (1) rep. by 1967 c. 18 (NI)
(a)the power of a coroner under section seventeen of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, (Ireland), 1880 [1880 c.13(43 & 44 Vict.)] F61, to authorise a body to be buried before registry of the death;
(b)the operation of [F62 section one hundred and one of the Mines Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 [1969 c.6] ],F63. . . , section seventy-one of the Factories Act (Northern Ireland), 1938 [1938 c.23] F64, section thirty-nine of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland), 1953 [1953 c.18] , or section seven of the Visiting Forces Act, 1952 [1952 c.67] .
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“district inspector”F65 means a district inspector of the Royal Ulster Constabulary;
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42Short title.N.I.This Act may be cited as the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland), 1959.