11.—(1) Every coroner appointed after the commencement of this Act shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns or is removed from office, hold office F17[until he or she attains the age of 72 years].

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to a coroner appointed after the commencement of this Act where the qualifications for his appointment were prescribed before such commencement.

F18[(3) Where a coroner intends to resign or will vacate the office F19[on attaining the age of 72 years], he or she shall give not less than 3 months notice of such intention or attainment to the Minister.]