Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 666
CORONERS
The Norfolk (Coroners' Districts) Order 2001
Made
1st March 2001
Laid before Parliament
9th March 2001
Coming into force
1st April 2001
Whereas the Council of the County of Norfolk have, in pursuance of section 4(2) of the Coroners Act 1988( 1 ) and after due compliance with the provisions of the Coroners (Orders as to Districts) Rules 1927( 2 ), submitted to the Secretary of State a draft Order providing for the alteration of the existing division of that county into coroners' districts;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 4(2) of that Act hereby makes the following Order:
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Norfolk (Coroners' Districts) Order 2001.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
(3) This Order shall not have effect in relation to any inquest begun before the day on which it comes into force or to any post-mortem examination which, before that day, a coroner has directed or requested a medical practitioner to make.
2. The existing Norwich coroner’s district (as constituted by the Norfolk Coroners' Districts) (Amendment) Order 1978( 3 )), Dereham coroner’s district and Diss coroner’s district shall be amalgamated to form a single coroner’s district called the Norwich and Central Norfolk Coroner’s District.
3. Accordingly, the County of Norfolk shall be divided into three coroners' districts and each such coroner’s district shall consist of the area specified in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order opposite to the name of the coroner’s district in question as given in column 1 of that Schedule.
4. The Norfolk (Coroners' Districts) Order 1974( 4 ) and the Norfolk (Coroners' Districts) (Amendment) Order 1978 are hereby revoked.
Paul Boateng
Minister of State
Home Office
1st March 2001
Article 3
SCHEDULE
1 | 2 |
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Name of coroner’s district | Area comprised in coroner’s district |
Great Yarmouth | The Borough of Great Yarmouth |
King’s Lynn | The Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk |
Norwich and Central Norfolk | The Districts of Breckland, Broadland, North Norfolk and South Norfolk and the City of Norwich |