Coroners Act 1962
F43[Ineligibility for appointment to office of coroner or deputy coroner and disqualification from office
14A.—(1) A person shall not be eligible for appointment, and shall cease to hold office, as a coroner or deputy coroner if he or she—
(a) is convicted on indictment of an offence,
(b) is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty,
(c) is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for an offence in respect of which he or she was convicted,
(d) has a declaration made against him or her under section 819 of the Act of 2014 or is deemed to be subject to such a declaration by virtue of Chapter 5 of Part 14 of that Act, or
(e) is subject to, or is deemed to be subject to, a disqualification order within the meaning of Chapter 4 of Part 14 of the Act of 2014 whether by virtue of that Chapter or of any other provision of that Act.
(2) In subsection (1), "Act of 2014" means the Companies Act 2014.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F43
Inserted (16.02.2024) by Coroners (Amendment) Act 2024 (4/2024), s. 9, commenced on enactment.
Editorial Notes:
E56
The section heading is taken from the amending section in the absence of one included in the amendment.