Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 272
Coroners, England And Wales
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Alteration of Coroner Areas) Order 2022
Made
7th March 2022
Laid before Parliament
11th March 2022
Coming into force
1st April 2022
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 176(3)(a) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to, the Coroners and Justice Act 2009( 1 ), and after consulting in accordance with that paragraph, makes the following Order:
Citation and Commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Alteration of Coroner Areas) Order 2022 and comes into force on 1st April 2022.
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
“ coroner area ” means a coroner area specified in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Coroner Areas and Assistant Coroners) Transitional Order 2013 ( 2 );
“ new coroner area ” means the new coroner area resulting from the combining of the coroner areas set out in Article 3.
New coroner area
3. The following coroner areas are combined to create the new coroner area of North Yorkshire and York:
(a) North Yorkshire (Eastern);
(b) North Yorkshire (Western); and
(c) York.
Tom Pursglove
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
7th March 2022