Coroners (Amendment) Act, 1927

Salaries.

18.—(1) Within twelve months from the date of the passing of this Act every council having power to appoint a coroner shall subject to the approval of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health consider and, where it seems desirable to do so, shall alter the salaries payable to the coroner or coroners appointed by such council: provided that the salary payable to a coroner holding office at the date of the passing of this Act shall in no case be diminished.

(2) If a coroner is aggrieved by the neglect or refusal of a council to examine his salary pursuant to sub-section (1) of this section or by the result of such examination, he may appeal to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health, who shall thereupon after consultation with the Minister for Justice fix the salary at such rate as he thinks proper, and the salary so fixed shall come into force as from such date as he may determine.

(3) In fixing the rate of salary payable to a coroner under this section regard shall be had to the nature and extent of his duties and to all the circumstances of the case.