Interpretation2

In these Regulations—

  • the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Coroners and Justice Act 2009;

  • appointing body” (“corff penodi”), in relation to a medical examiner, means the Welsh NHS body which appointed the medical examiner under section 18B(1) of the Act2;

  • attending practitioner” (“ymarferydd a fu’n gweini”) has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the section 20(1) Regulations;

  • medical examiner” (“archwilydd meddygol”) has the meaning given in section 48(1) of the Act;

  • National Medical Examiner” (“Archwilydd Meddygol Cenedlaethol”) means the person appointed under section 21(1) of the Act;

  • other relevant medical practitioner” (“ymarferydd meddygol perthnasol arall”) means a registered medical practitioner who, in relation to a death, is not a relevant attending practitioner, but has—

    1. a

      made a notification or referral to a senior coroner under any enactment,

    2. b

      sought advice from a medical examiner, or

    3. c

      sought to fulfil any function under section 20(1) Regulations;

  • registered medical practitioner” (“ymarferydd meddygol cofrestredig”) means a fully registered person within the meaning of the Medical Act 19833 who holds a licence to practise under that Act;

  • relevant attending practitioner” (“ymarferydd perthnasol a fu’n gweini”) has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the section 20(1) Regulations;

  • relevant function” (“swyddogaeth berthnasol”) means a function4 conferred on medical examiners by regulation 7 of these Regulations or section 20(1) Regulations;

  • section 20(1) Regulations” (“Rheoliadau adran 20(1)”) means the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death Regulations 20245;

  • senior coroner” (“uwch-grwner”) has the meaning given in section 48(1) of the Act;

  • Welsh NHS body” (“corff GIG Cymru”) has the meaning given in section 18B(3) of the Act.