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APPENDICES51.-The power conferred by section 17 of the Births andDeaths Registration Act (Ireland), 1880, on a coroner, uponholding an inquest on a body, of authorising by order theburial of the body shall be construed as including a power soto authorise the burial of a body, whether it is lying for thetime being inside or outside his district, in relation to which hehas decided that an inquest to be held by him is or maybecome necessary, and that section shall have extendedoperation accordingly.52.-(1) Where a coroner causes under this Act a post-mortemexamination of a body to be made, the following provisionsshall have effect:(a) save as provided by the next following paragraph of thissubsection, the coroner shall cause such examination to bemade by one (and not more than one) registered medicalpractitioner,Extension of power ofcoroner to authoriseburial.1880, c. 13.Provisions governingpost-mortemexamination caused tobe made by coroner.(b) if the coroner considers that that practitioner will requirethe assistance of another registered medical practitioner inmaking the examination, he may cause such assistance to begiven by one other (but not more than one other) registeredmedical practitioner,(c) where the coroner causes such assistance to be given, heshall furnish the Minister with a statement of his reasons forconsidering it to be necessary, and(d) if the coroner summons or requests such other practitionerto give evidence at an inquest on the body, he shall furnishthe Minister with a statement of his reasons for consideringthat evidence to be necessary.(2) (a) A post-mortem examination under this Act shall not bemade by a registered medical practitioner who had attendedthe person in relation to whose death an inquest is to be or isbeing held within one month before the person’s death.(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection shall not apply to aregistered medical practitioner who is a pathologist on thestaff of, or associated with, a hospital save where the coronerconsiders that the conduct of such practitioner in relation tohis attendance on the deceased person is likely to be called inquestion at the inquest.53.-A coroner or deputy coroner who is a solicitor or barristershall not act as solicitor or barrister in criminal proceedingsarising out of any matter which may have come before him ascoroner or deputy coroner.Prohibition on certaincoroners from acting incertain proceedings.137
APPENDICES54.-The local authority by whom a coroner was appointedshall supply him with such supplies of stationery and ofprescribed forms as shall be reasonably required by him forthe discharge of his duties.55.-(1) Every coroner shall, on or before the 1st day ofFebruary in each year, furnish to the Minister a written returnof the inquests held and deaths inquired into in his districtduring the year ended on the immediately preceding 31st dayof December.Supply of forms tocoroner.Returns to be made bycoroner.(2) In addition to the yearly return specified in subsection (1)of this section, every coroner shall furnish to the Minister or tosuch other Minister as the Minister may direct such writtenreturns in relation to inquests held and deaths inquired into inhis district as the Minister may from time to time require.(3) Every return furnished under this section shall be in suchform and contain such particulars as the Minister may fromtime to time direct.56.-(1) The following forms may be prescribed in respect ofinquests, namely, the form of-(a) oath to be taken by jurors and to be taken by witnesses,Prescribing of forms ofoaths, etc., in respect ofinquests.(b) summons to be served on jurors and to be served onwitnesses,(c) deposition, and(d) record of verdict.(2) Until forms have been prescribed under this section, theforms of oaths, summonses, depositions and inquisitions in usein respect of inquests immediately before the commencementof this Act may continue to be used and may, where necessary,be modified so as to conform with the provisions of this Act.57.-The following fees and expenses shall be prescribed, afterconsultation with the Minister for Local Government, namely-Prescribing of certainfees and expenses.(a) the fees payable to persons performing, or assistingat, post-mortem and special examinations,(b) the expenses payable to witnesses at inquests, and(c) the expenses payable in connection with removal orcustody, in accordance with the direction of a coroner, of abody.138
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