Schedule 8 — Investigation by Chief Coroner or judge, former judge or former coroner
Bill Presented
10:00 pm
Amendment made: 119, page 138, leave out lines 27 to 41 and insert—
'3 (1) Where—
(a) by virtue of this Schedule an investigation is conducted by a person who holds or has held office as judge of the High Court (including the Chief Coroner if he or she is such a person) or by a person who has held office as a judge of the Court of Appeal, and
(b) the investigation gives rise to an appeal under section 30,
that section has effect as if references in it to the Chief Coroner were references to the Court of Appeal, and with the omission of subsections (8) and (9).
(2) Where—
(a) by virtue of this Schedule an investigation is conducted by a Circuit judge (including the Chief Coroner if he or she is a Circuit judge), and
(b) the investigation gives rise to an appeal under section 30,
that section has effect as if references in it to the Chief Coroner were references a judge of the High Court nominated by the Lord Chief Justice.'.— (Bridget Prentice.)