Coroners Act 1988

Coroners Act 1988

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate the Coroners Acts 1887 to 1980 and certain related enactments, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.
Citation	1988 c. 13
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	10 May 1988
Commencement	10 July 1988
Repealed	25 July 2013
Other legislation
Amends	Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 Juries Act 1974 See § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokes	See § Repealed enactments
Amended by	Treasure Act 1996 Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 Human Tissue Act 2004 Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012
Repealed by	Coroners and Justice Act 2009
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated for England and Wales enactments relating to coroners.

The act was broadly based on the Coroners Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 71).

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 36(2) of the act repealed 20 enactments and 2 instruments, listed in schedule 4 to the act.

Enactments repealed by section 36(2)

Citation	Short title	Extent of repeal
7 & 8 Vict. c. 92	Coroners Act 1844	The whole act.
36 & 37 Vict. c. 76	Railway Regulation Act (Returns of Signal Arrangements, Workings &c.) 1873	The whole act.
45 & 46 Vict. c. 50	Municipal Corporations Act 1882	Section 248(2).
		Section 255.
50 & 51 Vict. c. 71	Coroners Act 1887	The whole act.
55 & 56 Vict. c. 56	Coroners Act 1892	The whole act.
16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. 59	Coroners (Amendment) Act 1926	The whole act.
1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 20	Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953	Section 23(1).
2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 31	Coroners Act 1954	The whole act.
1967 c. 80	Criminal Justice Act 1967	In Schedule 6, paragraph 3.
1972 c. 20	Road Traffic Act 1972	Section 28.
1972 c. 70	Local Government Act 1972	Section 220.
1974 c. 23	Juries Act 1974	Schedule 2.
1974 c. 37	Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974	In Schedule 9, paragraph 1.
1977 c. 38	Administration of Justice Act 1977	In Schedule 2, paragraph 1.
1977 c. 45	Criminal Law Act 1977	Section 56.
		Schedule 10.
SI 1978/374	Social Security (Modification of Coroners (Amendment) Act 1926) Order 1978	The whole order.
SI 1978/1844	Isles of Scilly Order 1978	In the Schedule, the entry relating to section 220 of the Local Government Act 1972.
1980 c. 38	Coroners Act 1980	The whole act.
1980 c. 43	Magistrates' Courts Act 1980	In Schedule 6A, the entry relating to the Coroners Act 1887.
1982 c. 53	Administration of Justice Act 1982	Section 62.
1983 c. 31	Coroners' Juries Act 1983	The whole act.
1985 c. 51	Local Government Act 1985	Section 13.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 178 of, and schedule 23 to, the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, which came into force on 25 July 2013.

External links

• Text of the Coroners Act 1988 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.