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AT 4 of 1983

CORONERS ACT 1983

Coroners Act 1983 Index

c i e CORONERS ACT 1983

Index Section Page

1 Precedence of Coroner of ...... 5 2 Jurisdiction of Coroners ...... 5 3 Coroner for more than one Sheading ...... 5 4 Rules ...... 5 5 Fees ...... 6 6 [Repealed] ...... 6 7 Short title and commencement ...... 6

SCHEDULE 7

ENDNOTES 9 TABLE OF ENDNOTE REFERENCES 9

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Coroners Act 1983 Section 1

c i e CORONERS ACT 1983 Received Royal Assent: 26 April 1983 Passed: 17 May 1983 Commenced: 1 April 1984

AN ACT to consolidate, with amendments, the law relating to the jurisdiction of Coroners and the payment of Coroners’ fees.

1 Precedence of Coroner of Glenfaba The Coroner for the Sheading of Glenfaba shall continue to take precedence over the other Coroners at Tynwald Hill and on such other special occasions when questions of precedence may arise.

2 Jurisdiction of Coroners Subject to rules made under section 4, the Coroners for the Sheadings of Glenfaba, Michael, , , and shall continue to have concurrent jurisdiction and such Coroners may exercise and execute all the functions and obligations of a Coroner in such Sheadings.

3 Coroner for more than one Sheading The same person may be appointed Coroner for more than one Sheading.

4 Rules (1) The Deemsters may make rules relating to the exercise and execution of the functions and obligations of the Coroners and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such rules may extend, vary or restrict the jurisdiction of the Coroners, or any of them. (2) Rules made under subsection (1) shall be laid before Tynwald.

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Section 5 Coroners Act 1983

5 Fees (1) The Treasury may by order prescribe the fees to be charged by Coroners in the exercise or execution of any function or obligation vested by any enactment or otherwise.1 (2) An order made under subsection (1) shall not come into operation unless it has been approved by Tynwald.

6 [Repealed]2

7 Short title and commencement This Act may be cited as the Coroners Act 1983 and shall come into operation on such day as the Governor in Council may by order appoint.3

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Coroners Act 1983 Schedule

SCHEDULE4

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Coroners Act 1983 Endnotes

ENDNOTES

Table of Endnote References

1 Subs (1) amended by Transfer of Deemsters’ Functions Act 2003 s 3. 2 S 6 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1992 Sch 2. 3 ADO (whole Act) 1/4/1984 (GC26/84). 4 Sch repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1992 Sch 2.

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