Sch 3 para 59
(1) The Coroners Act 1988 is amended as follows. (2) In section 16 (adjournment of inquest in event of criminal proceedings)— (a) in subsection (1)(b), for “charged before examining justices with” there is substituted “ sent for trial for ” , and (b) for subsection (8) there is substituted— (8) In this section, the “ relevant criminal proceedings ” means the proceedings— (a) before a magistrates' court to determine whether the person charged is to be sent to the Crown Court for trial; or (b) before any court to which that person is sent for trial. (3) In section 17 (provisions supplementary to section 16)— (a) in subsection (2), for “committed” there is substituted “ sent ” , and (b) in subsection (3)(b), for “committed” there is substituted “ sent ” .