The Bedfordshire (Coroners) Order 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/494
• Sections: 3

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Bedfordshire (Coroners) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.

Section 2

(1) There shall be a single coroner’s district, called the Bedfordshire and Luton Coroner’s District, for the Counties of Bedfordshire and Luton (which county comes into existence on 1st April 1997 by virtue of article 8(2) of the Bedfordshire (Borough of Luton) (Structural Change) Order 1995 ).

(2) The Council of the County of Bedfordshire shall be the relevant council within the meaning of section 1(1A) of the Coroners Act 1988 for the coroner’s district constituted by paragraph (1) above.

(3) The person who, at 31st March 1997, is the coroner for the County of Bedfordshire shall be deemed on 1st April 1997 to be appointed coroner for the coroner’s district constituted by paragraph (1) above.

(4) Any person who, at 31st March 1997, is a deputy or assistant deputy coroner for the County of Bedfordshire shall be deemed on 1st April 1997 to be appointed deputy or, as the case may be, assistant deputy coroner for the coroner’s district constituted by paragraph (1) above.

Section 3

(1) On 1st April 1997, any process issued, order made, direction given, inquest begun or other thing done by or to the coroner for the County of Bedfordshire shall be deemed to have been issued, made, given, begun or done by or to the coroner for the coroner’s district constituted by article 2(1) above.

(2) All documents, exhibits, registers and other things in the custody of the coroner for the County of Bedfordshire in connection with inquests or post-mortem investigations shall be transferred to the coroner for the coroner’s district constituted by article 2(1) above.

(3) In this article “coroner” includes any deputy coroner or assistant deputy coroner.