Coroners and Justice Act 2009 Part 3 — Miscellaneous

9–11・3 provisions

9

(1) The powers of a senior coroner or the Coroner for Treasure under paragraph 5 or 6 are additional to, and do not affect, any other power the coroner may have— (a) to compel a person to appear before him or her; (b) to compel a person to give evidence or produce any document or other thing; (c) to punish a person for contempt of court for failure to appear or to give evidence or to produce any document or other thing. (2) But a person may not be fined under paragraph 5 or 6 and also be punished under any such other power.

10

In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), a reference in this Schedule to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to 6 months.

11

Nothing in paragraph 5A, 5B or 5C affects what constitutes contempt of court at common law.

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