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(1) Regulations may make provision for or in connection with meeting or reimbursing— (a) expenses incurred by senior coroners (including expenses incurred under or by virtue of paragraph 4, 5 or 6); (b) expenses incurred by area coroners and assistant coroners; (c) expenses incurred by virtue of Schedule 10 in the conduct of an investigation by the Chief Coroner or the Coroner for Treasure or by a judge, former judge or former coroner. (2) The regulations may make provision— (a) for accounts or evidence relating to expenses to be provided to relevant authorities; (b) for or in connection with the meeting or reimbursement by relevant authorities of expenses of a description specified in the regulations; (c) for or in connection with appeals relating to decisions with respect to meeting or reimbursing expenses. This sub-paragraph is not to be read as limiting the power in sub-paragraph (1). (3) A reference in this paragraph to meeting or reimbursing expenses incurred by a person (“P”) includes a reference to indemnifying P in respect of— (a) costs that P reasonably incurs in or in connection with proceedings in respect of things done or omitted in the exercise (or purported exercise) by P of duties under this Part of this Act; (b) costs that P reasonably incurs in taking steps to dispute claims that might be made in such proceedings; (c) damages awarded against P, or costs ordered to be paid by P, in such proceedings; (d) sums payable by P in connection with a reasonable settlement of such proceedings or of claims that might be made in such proceedings.