Sch 8 para 8
(1) A Deputy Chief Coroner may perform any functions of the Chief Coroner— (a) during a period when the Chief Coroner is absent or unavailable; (b) during a vacancy in the office of Chief Coroner; (c) at any other time, with the consent of the Chief Coroner. (2) Accordingly a reference in this Part to the Chief Coroner is to be read, where appropriate, as including a Deputy Chief Coroner.