16A. (1) The following shall be a reportable death for the purposes of this Act (in this Act referred to as a "reportable death"):

(a) the death of a person which occurred, or may have occurred, either directly or indirectly—

(i) in a violent or unnatural manner or by unfair means,

(ii) by misadventure,

(iii) unexpectedly and from unknown causes or in an unexplained manner,

(iv) as a result of negligence, misconduct or malpractice on the part of others, or

(v) in such circumstances as may, in the public interest, require investigation;

(b) the death of a person which occurred, or may have occurred, either directly or indirectly, from any cause other than natural illness or disease for which the person had been seen and treated by a registered medical practitioner within one month before his or her death;

(c) subject to paragraphs (a) and (b), the death of a person which occurred, or may have occurred, at a place or in circumstances which, under provisions in that behalf in any other enactment, require that an inquest should be held.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the death of a person of a kind specified in the Second Schedule shall be a reportable death.

(3) The Minister may, following consultation with such persons or bodies as he or she considers appropriate, by order vary (whether by amendment, addition or deletion) the reportable deaths specified in the Second Schedule.

(4) Where it is proposed to make an order under this section, a draft of the order shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the order shall not be made unless a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House.]