Coroners (Amendment) Act 2005
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Amendment of Coroners Act 1962. |
1.—The Coroners Act 1962 is amended— | |
(a) in section 26, by the repeal of subsection (2), | ||
(b) by the substitution of the following section for section 36: | ||
“36.—A summons requiring the attendance of a person at an inquest as a juror or witness shall be served on the person by a member of the Garda Síochána in one of the following ways: | ||
(a) by delivering it to the person; | ||
(b) by delivering it at the address at which the person ordinarily resides to a person who has attained the age of 16 years and who resides or is employed at that address; or | ||
(c) by sending it by prepaid registered post to the address at which the person ordinarily resides or, in a case where an address for service has been furnished, to that address.”, | ||
and | ||
(c) the substitution of the following section for section 37: | ||
“37.—(1) A person who, having been duly served with a summons requiring him to attend an inquest as a juror, fails to attend on the date and at the time and place specified in the summons shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €500. | ||
(2) A person who, having been duly served with a summons requiring him to attend an inquest as a witness, fails to attend on the date and at the time and place specified in the summons shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both. | ||
(3) The amendment of this Act (other than this subsection) effected by paragraph (c) of section 1 of the Coroners (Amendment) Act 2005 shall not apply if the date specified in the summons concerned falls before the passing of the second-mentioned Act.”. |