S.I. No. 381/1980 - Coroners Act, 1962 (Fees and Expenses) (No. 2) Regulations, 1980.

S.I. No. 381 of 1980.

CORONERS ACT, 1962 (FEES AND EXPENSES) (No. 2) REGULATIONS, 1980.

I, GERARD COLLINS, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 (1) of the Coroners Act, 1962 (No. 9 of 1962), after, in relation to the fees and expenses to be prescribed under section 57 of that Act, consultation with the Minister for the Environment, hereby make the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Coroners Act, 1962 (Fees and Expenses) (No. 2) Regulations, 1980.

(2) These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of March, 1980.

2. The Coroners Act, 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 167 of 1980 ), are hereby amended—

(1) by the substitution of the following Regulations for Regulation 3:

"3. The fee to be paid to a coroner who holds an inquest by virtue of section 20 of the Act or to a coroner, other than a coroner who would ordinarily hold the inquest, who holds an inquest by virtue of section 24 of the Act shall be £10.91.",

(2) by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (a) of Regulation 4(1):

"(a) in the case of a coroner, £01.87 for each document, subject to a maximum charge of £11.25 in respect of all documents furnished in relation to one inquest;",

(3) by the substitution of the following paragraphs for paragraphs 1 to 5 of the Schedule:

SCHEDULE

Fees

1. Subject to paragraph 2 of this Schedule, the fees payable for post-mortem examinations and special examinations shall be —

(1) for a full post-mortem examination under section 19(1) or section 33(1) of the Act — £29.32;

(2) for a post-mortem examination under the said sections consisting of an external examination only — £10.91;

(3) for a port-mortem examination arranged under section 33(2) of the Act (not being on a body that has been exhumed) — £76.91;

(4) for a post-mortem examination arranged under section 33(2) of the Act on a body that has been exhumed— £115.24;

(5) for assisting at a post-mortem examination —

( a ) to a registered medical practitioner — £10.91;

( b ) to a lay person— £5.65;

(6) for a special examination arranged under section 33(2) of the Act, £5.98 for each hour or part of an hour taken to conduct the examination.

2. A fee of £43.13 shall be payable for a post-mortem examination under section 19(1) or section 33(1) of the Act to a person who has to travel not less than 15 miles from his home to make the examination.

3. The fees payable to a person who conducted a post-mortem examination arranged under section 33(2) of the Act for his attendance at the inquest in relation to which he conducted the examination shall, where the inquest is held on a day other than a day of the examination, be—

(1) where the inquest is held within 20 miles from his home—

( a ) for one inquest— £32.37;

( b ) for two or more inquests on the same day — £48.53;

(2) where he attends two inquests on the same day, one inquest being held within 20 miles from his home and the other 20 miles or more from his home — £64.48;

(3) where the inquest is held 20 miles or more from his home—

( a ) for one inquest— £48.53;

( b ) for more than one inquest at the same place on the same day — £64.48;

( c ) for one inquest in one place and one inquest in another place on the same day— £77.15.

4. The fees payable to a person who conducted a post-mortem examination arranged under section 33(2) of the Act for his attendance at the inquest in relation to which he conducted the examination shall, where the inquest is held on the day of the examination, be—

(1) where the inquest is held within 20 miles from his home — £16.17;

(2) where the inquest is held 20 miles or more from his home— £24.26.

EXPENSES

5. The expenses payable to a registered medical practitioner ( other than a person appointed under section 33(2) of the Act) for his attendance at an inquest in his professional capacity shall be—

(1) where he is absent from home for—

( a ) not more than two hours — £10.67;

( b ) more than two hours but not more than three hours — £14.96;

( c ) more than three hours but not more than four hours — £21.34;

( d ) more than four hours but not more than five hours — £27.76;

( e ) more than five hours — £33.08;

(2) where he attends more than one inquest on the same day, in respect of each additional inquest attended — £8.54.

GERARD COLLINS,

Minister for Justice.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 12th day of December, 1980.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These regulations prescribe various fees and expenses for the purposes of the Coroners Act, 1962 , viz., the fee to be paid to a coroner who holds an inquest outside his own district; the fee chargeable by the coroner or a county registrar for furnishing copies of inquest documents and the fees and expenses payable in respect of post-mortem and special examinations.

These regulations amend the Coroners Act, 1962 (Fees and Expenses) Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 167 of 1980 ).