Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25)

Schedules

Schedule 3 E+W Appointment etc of senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners

Part 2 E+W Qualifications of senior, area and assistant coroners

3 E+W To be eligible for appointment as a senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner, a person must—

(a) be under the age of [F1 75], and

(b) satisfy the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 5-year basis.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Sch. 3 para. 3(a) substituted (10.3.2022) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 38(2)(a) (with Sch. 1 para. 43)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 25.7.2013 by S.I. 2013/1869, art. 2(j)

4 (1) A person who is a councillor for a local authority, or has been during the previous 6 months, may not be appointed as the senior coroner, or as an area coroner or assistant coroner, for a coroner area that is the same as or includes the area of that local authority. E+W

(2) In the application of this paragraph to the Common Council, the reference to a councillor is to be read as a reference to an alderman of the City of London or a common councillor.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 25.7.2013 by S.I. 2013/1869, art. 2(j)