Coroners (Amendment) Act, 1927

Coroners (Amendment) Act, 1927 Permanent Page URL View by Section Amharc de réir Ailt View Full Act Amharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Priontáil an tAcht Iomlán Previous Section Alt Roimhe Next Section An Chéad Alt Eile Priontáil an tAlt 1927. CORONERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1927. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Duty of coroner to hold an inquest. 2. Power to hold inquest in certain cases. 3. Power to hold inquest without a jury in certain cases. 4. Number of jury. 5. Liability to service on jury at inquest. 6. View of the body and burial order. 7. Failure of jury to agree. 8. Inquests where several deaths arise from one accident. 9. Inquest where body destroyed or irrecoverable. 10. Amendments with respect to inquests in cases of murder, manslaughter or infanticide. 11. Post-mortem examination without inquest. 12. Post-mortem and special examinations. 13. Fees and expenses to witnesses. 14. Power of removal of body for post-mortem or special examination. 15. 16. Appointment and removal of coroners. 17. Tipperary North Riding and Tipperary South Riding to be separate counties for coroner purposes. 18. 19. Power to amalgamate districts. 20. Existing vacancies to be deemed to have occurred after passing of this Act. 21. Power to make rules. 22. Prescription of forms. 23. Coroners' returns. 24. Source out of which expenses are to be defrayed. 25. Short title. Act Referred to Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Act, 1926 No. 39 of 1926 1927. CORONERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1927. AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO CORONERS. [3 rd February , 1927.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:—